HOLIDAY CARDS, NOW WITH TUNES
Tune up your
holiday card.
Your card says you’re thinking of them. A tune lets them hear your year: a custom song written from your family’s stories, with a QR code on the card that plays it.
Tunes from $49. Need it fast? $69 for a tune in 48 hours.
THE TRACK LIST
Your year,
on repeat.
You bring the stories. We bring the tune.
Your year, in your words
Tell us the trips, the milestones, and the mishaps worth singing about.
The writing session
We turn your stories into lyrics and pick a sound that fits your family.
Your custom tune
A finished song written about your year, up to 3:30 long.
Press play on the card
A QR code for your card. One scan with a phone camera plays your tune.
One encore
Wrong name or a missing story? One revision is included.
Liner note: No lyrics, photos, or musical talent required.
PICK YOUR TEMPO
Take it steady,
or pick up the tempo.
Every tune includes the song, the QR code, a download, and one encore.
Standard
$49USD
Ready in one week
Your story, done for you.
- A personal, AI-assisted song up to 3:30
- A QR code linking to your song
- A song download to keep and share
- One included revision
Rush
Fastest$69USD
Ready in 48 hours
The same song, in two days.
- A personal, AI-assisted song up to 3:30
- A QR code linking to your song
- A song download to keep and share
- One included revision
Custom
Contact for pricing
Quoted for your project
Longer songs and photo videos.
- Songs longer than 3:30
- A photo video set to your song
- Weddings, retirements, and reunions
- Quoted after we talk through your story
Standard and Rush are paid securely at checkout, and timing starts with your payment. If we can’t take your order, we refund you in full.
HEAR A SAMPLE
Your year,
set to music.
Each of these Christmas card songs was written from the kinds of stories families share every year. Pick a style you like, or tell us the one you want.
Soulful folk-pop
The Parkers
A flu that took down the whole house, a carsick drive to Grandma’s, and a first grader with two missing teeth.
Country-pop storytelling
Claire and Ben
A first Christmas as newlyweds: a tree too big for the walk-up, a cat named Pickles, and a honeymoon that rained all week.
Pop-punk rock
The Novaks
A birthday drum kit the neighbors regret, Mom’s first marathon, and a 200,000-mile van that broke down on the way to Yellowstone.
Classic country
Ron and Diane
Retirement, a crooked birdhouse, a new knee, and the first grandbaby after forty years together.
Motown soul
The Delgados
A six-week kitchen remodel that took nine months, a new driver versus the mailbox, and Grandma on the dance floor.
Old-school hip-hop
The Brooks Family
A shoe-eating puppy, a winless soccer season, and Grandpa’s new 6 a.m. FaceTime habit.
Cumbia, en español
Los Ramírez
Una casa pintada de rosa por accidente, doscientos tamales y los 75 años de la abuela.
K-pop
The Kim Family
Halmeoni moves in with her kimchi fridge, a first college dorm, and Dad’s dance-move injury.
Big-band swing
Hale and Moreno CPAs
A small firm’s thank-you to its clients. Businesses send Christmas songs, too.
Sample songs. The families, firm, and details are fictional. Like every TryRefrain song, they are AI-assisted and written from story details.
ADD A TUNE TO YOUR CARD
What happened
this year?
Tell us the trips, the milestones, and the mishaps. Pick Standard or Rush to pay securely at checkout, or send your story first and we’ll follow up by email.
Real people behind every refrain.
Questions? Email Jordan.
BEFORE YOU PRINT
Quick questions.
How does the song get onto my card?
We send you a QR code image that links to your song. Add it to your card design before you print, or print it and tuck it inside. Friends and family scan it with a phone camera to play the song. We confirm the link with you before you print anything.
When should I order?
Before your cards go to the printer. Standard songs are ready in one week and Rush songs in 48 hours, after payment and your story details are received. Tell us your mailing date and we will plan around it.
What if I am not mailing cards this year?
Text or email the link instead. Every tune includes a song download you can share anywhere.
Is the song really about us?
Yes. Every song is written from the stories you share, using AI-assisted music creation, and includes one revision.