Can the song be from all the grandchildren?

Yes. Write the lines as "we" and mention the grandchildren by name; the song is still addressed to your grandparents, with their names in the chorus.

Can my grandparents keep the song?

Yes. After you unlock it you download an MP3 you can put on their phone, send to family members or play from any speaker.

Which voice should I choose for grandparents?

Either works. Some families pick the voice that matches who the song is mostly from, a granddaughter or a grandson.

Christmas · for Nana and Pop

Christmas at their house is the one tradition nobody skips. They say they want nothing. They deserve this.

A Christmas song for your grandparents, made from the family’s memories

Grandparents usually say they want nothing for Christmas. A song about Christmas at their house, the porch light, the same recipe every year, how many grandchildren now fill the table, is the exception. Type what the family calls them and three memories; you hear the start of their song in about two minutes.

Hear the second a name lands

Waffles, you make our holiday so bright

You wrote“She howls along whenever we sing carols.”

The song singsWhen we sing our carols you howl right along

From a real song made here: “A Christmas Song for Waffles”, for Waffles, from what her family typed.

The moment you give it

After the presents, the grandchildren play it from the TV. The song is about Christmas at their house, the porch light and the carols, and your grandmother starts singing along to the second chorus.

Everyone squeezed onto their couch, the porch light still on

Start with one memory

Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.

Real Christmas songs made here

We have no grandparent Christmas song yet. These two are real ones: a family’s country song for their corgi, and an upbeat song for Claire.

A Christmas Song for Waffles

for Waffles · pet · Christmas · Country

Waffles is our four-year-old corgi, short legs and a huge fluffy butt. Every Christmas morning she steals one sock from under the tree and runs laps around the couch. She howls along whenever we sing carols.

1:55

Sweeter Than Cocoa

for Claire · wife · Christmas · Upbeat pop

Claire puts the tree up the day after Thanksgiving, no exceptions. We got engaged at the Christmas market in Chicago in 2019. She makes hot chocolate with way too many marshmallows.

1:55

What you get for $12.99

You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.

Free preview: The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
The song: The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
Lyrics: Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
Their link: A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
Photo video: Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
The name: Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
Re-record: One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
Name sung wrong?: After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
Languages: Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
Teaser: Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
For this song: Family in another country? Pick the language they speak at home in the form, and the whole song, chorus and name included, is sung in it.
: For a party or school slideshow: the photo video sets your photos to the song, or download the MP3 and use it under your own.

One song for two people

The name field takes up to 40 characters, so you can type both names or the names the family uses: "Nana and Pop", "Grandma Jo and Papa Ray". The chorus will sing exactly that. If one of the names is unusual, type how to say it and the singer gets a respelling while the lyric sheet keeps the real spelling.

Memories that make grandparents listen twice

The thing that is always on their table on Christmas Day.
How the house looks when you pull into the driveway in December.
A job, a farm, a war, a move: the story they tell every year.
How many children and grandchildren there are now, and the newest one’s name.
The game, the carol or the argument that happens every year.
What they taught the family that everyone still does.

Collecting lines from the family

Ask each cousin or sibling for one sentence in a group chat, then pick the three most specific ones. Specific beats sentimental: "Pop still carves the turkey with the knife from his wedding" will do more than "they are the heart of our family". Credit the family in your own words when you play it.

Style and how to play it

For most grandparents a slow piano ballad or country is the safest choice, because the words stay clear. Play it from a phone through a speaker, not tiny phone speakers, and turn it up: older ears catch more of the lyrics when it is loud enough. If the family is spread out, play it on a video call and send the MP3 afterwards so they can hear it again.