Birthday · Acoustic
Happy Birthday, Sarah
For Sarah, from James
What they wrote: “We met in a bookshop in Lisbon ten years ago, she still steals my fries, and she sings to our cat Miso every morning.”Open the gift page
A Custom Song Gift Made From Your Story
Tell us their name and a few real memories, and we turn them into a custom song gift for a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding or just because. Listen to a sample before you pay; the full personalized song gift is $9.99.
Listen to real custom song gift examples
Five gifts made on this page from the answers shown under each one. Press play, then open the gift page to see exactly what the person receiving a custom song gift gets.
Anniversary · Romantic ballad
Choose Once More
For Daniel, from Emma
What they wrote: “We got married in the rain on a Tuesday because the venue was cheaper. Twenty years later he still dances with me in the kitchen to old radio songs, and he fixed my grandmother's piano so I could play again.”Open the gift page
Mother's Day · Country
Linda
For Linda, from Chris and Megan
What they wrote: “She raised the two of us on her own, worked night shifts at the hospital and still made pancakes every Saturday. She drove a blue pickup truck and sang Dolly Parton too loud with the windows down.”Open the gift page
Just because · Pop
Favorite Kind of Home
For Maya, from Priya
What they wrote: “Best friends since we were seven. We shared one pair of headphones on the school bus every day. She moved to Toronto last spring, and she still calls me every Sunday at nine just to talk about nothing.”Open the gift page
Birthday · Kids
Lily, Our Bright Birthday Star
For Lily, from Mom and Dad
What they wrote: “Lily is turning five. She loves dinosaurs, especially the purple one she calls Bobo, puts strawberries on everything and jumps in every puddle she can find.”Open the gift page
How a custom song gift works
- Step 1
Tell us about them
Their name, who they are to you, the occasion, a music style and a few sentences of real detail: how you met, an inside joke, the thing they always say. The details are what make a custom song gift sound like it could only be about them.
- Step 2
Hear your sample
In a few minutes you get two versions of the song, with lyrics written around your story and their name in the chorus. Listen to the first 45 seconds of each and read the full lyrics. Not quite right? Make another version or edit your answers.
- Step 3
Unlock and send
For $9.99 you unlock both full versions, MP3 downloads and a private gift page with their name, the cover art and your message. Send the link by text, email or WhatsApp, or press play when you are together.
Why a custom song gift is remembered
Most presents are used up, put away or forgotten by next year. A custom song gift is different because it is about the person, not a product. When they hear their own name sung back to them, with the bookshop where you met or the dog that steals the blanket in the second verse, they know the gift could not have been bought anywhere else.
A custom song gift also works at a distance. You do not need to wrap it, post it or be in the same city. The gift page opens on any phone, so a custom song gift sent to a parent overseas or a friend who moved away lands the same way it would across the table.
And it lasts. The MP3 is theirs to keep, the gift page stays up, and a personalized song gift tends to come back every year: at the next birthday, at the anniversary dinner, in the car on the way to the wedding.
Custom song gift ideas for every occasion
Birthday
A birthday custom song gift with their name in the chorus beats a card that gets read once. Mention their age, a running joke from the year, or the thing everyone teases them about.
Anniversary
For an anniversary, tell the story in order: where you met, the first trip, the hard year you got through. A slow acoustic or romantic ballad style suits a personalized song gift about years together.
Wedding
A custom song gift for the couple, for a first dance, or for the speech. Write about how they met and what friends see in them; pick a style the room can sing along to.
Valentine's Day
Flowers last a week. A Valentine's custom song gift with the little details only you know (the nickname, the song you argue about in the car) lasts a lot longer.
Mother's Day and Father's Day
Parents are the hardest people to buy for. A custom song gift for Mom or Dad about the lessons, the cooking, the terrible jokes and the lifts to practice says thank you better than another mug.
Christmas
A festive custom song gift for the whole family to play on Christmas morning. Name everyone, add the family traditions, and choose a pop or acoustic style.
Graduation and retirement
Big milestones deserve more than a speech. A custom song gift for a graduate or a retiring colleague can tell the whole journey, from the first day to the last.
Just because
Some of the best gifts have no occasion at all. A just-because custom song gift says "I was thinking about you" in a way a text message never will.
Who to make a custom song for
Custom song for your wife
Tell us how you met, what she does that makes you laugh, and what you would say if you were better with words. A custom song for your wife is the anniversary or birthday gift she will play for her friends.
Custom song for your husband
Write about the road trips, the bad dancing and the way he takes care of everyone. A custom song for your husband says what you mean without needing a speech.
For a girlfriend or boyfriend
Early or years in, a personalized song gift with your story and their name is a romantic gesture that does not feel generic.
For Mom, Dad and grandparents
Thank them for the things they never asked thanks for. Grandparents in particular love a song they can play for every visitor.
For a friend
Best friends, old roommates, the friend who moved away. Put the shared memories in, and choose a style that matches the friendship.
For kids
A song with a child’s name, their favourite animal and their bedtime routine. Choose the Kids style for a bright, singable tune.
Pick a music style they love
The style sets the mood of the whole song, so choose the one they would put on themselves. Every style can carry a name and a story.
Pop
Bright, catchy and easy to sing along to. A safe choice for birthdays and parties.
Acoustic
Guitar and voice, warm and close. Good for anniversaries and thank-you songs.
Country
Storytelling first, with room for small-town details, trucks, porches and family.
R&B
Smooth and romantic. A favourite for partners, Valentine’s Day and date nights.
Rock
Loud guitars and big choruses for the friend or dad who still air-drums in the car.
Romantic ballad
Slow and emotional, built for weddings, first dances and milestone anniversaries.
Folk
Simple melodies and honest lyrics that suit long stories and old memories.
Jazz
Relaxed and classy. Lovely for grandparents, dinners and golden anniversaries.
Hip hop
Rhythm and wordplay for a fun tribute, a roast or a graduation hype track.
Latin pop
Warm and danceable, great for celebrations with the whole family.
Gospel
Uplifting and full of gratitude, for church friends, baptisms and blessings.
Kids
Short, bright and singable, with the child’s name repeated so they can join in.
From a few sentences to a song
Here is the kind of answer that works well. Name: Sarah. Who: my wife. Occasion: birthday. Style: acoustic. Story: "We met in a bookshop in Lisbon ten years ago, she still steals my fries, and she sings to our cat every morning."
From that, the lyrics can open in the bookshop, use the fries as a playful line in a verse and build the chorus around "Sarah". Two versions come back with different melodies and arrangements, so you can choose the one that sounds most like her. If a detail is missing, edit your answers and make another version before you pay.
What to write so the song sounds like them
You have about 300 characters, so spend them on specifics. "She is kind and funny" could be anyone. "She sings to the cat in the morning and still has the ticket from our first concert" can only be one person, and that is what makes a custom song gift land.
Good details to include: where you met or how they came into your life, a nickname, a place you both love, a habit that makes you smile, something they achieved this year, and one thing you want them to know. Use names exactly as you want them sung.
Pick the style they listen to, not the one you would choose. Country for the truck-singing dad, R&B for the partner who owns every slow jam, acoustic if you are not sure.
How much does a custom song gift cost?
A custom song written and recorded by a human songwriter usually costs from about $99 to several hundred dollars and takes days to arrive. That is the right choice if you want a person to write it.
Our custom song gift is made with AI from your story, so it takes minutes and costs $9.99, paid once. You hear a sample before paying, you can make up to three versions for free, and the price includes both full versions, the MP3 downloads and the gift page. It is not a subscription and it does not use credits.
How to give your custom song gift
After you unlock it, you get a private link to a gift page with their name, your message, the cover art and both versions of the song. Only people with the link can open it, and they do not need an account.
Send the link with a card, schedule it for midnight on their birthday, play it at dinner, or put the MP3 in a slideshow. However you give it, a custom song gift is best heard together, so be there for the first play if you can.