Our year in a song: a New Year gift for your person
A New Year song is an original song that tells the story of your year together, the trips, the fights and the wins, and ends with a promise for the next one. Ishara writes it in Hinglish, Hindi, English or 6 more languages and delivers it in 24 hours to 5 days, ready for the midnight countdown.
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On 31 December everyone sends the same message at 12:01. A song about your own year is the opposite of that. It remembers the small things that made the year yours and says thank you for them.
Make it the midnight reveal. Hold your phone up when the countdown ends and press play. It works over a candlelit dinner, on a rooftop, on a call across cities or in a house full of friends.
It is also a gift that does not need a venue. Some couples listen to it at home with a plate of biryani. Others play it on a drive, at midnight, with the windows down.
What is an 'our year in a song' gift?
It is a song built from twelve months of your life together. Each verse can hold a month, a trip or a feeling. The chorus is the thing you want to carry into the next year.
Think of it like a year-end photo reel, but with a melody. You might include the first date of the year, the cancelled flight, the argument that ended in laughter and the day you were proud of each other.
If your year was hard, say so. A song can honestly hold a difficult year and still end with hope. Those are often the ones people replay the most.
- The best trip or the worst trip, whichever made you laugh more
- A day he or she showed up for you without being asked
- An inside joke from this year only
- One promise for the year ahead
How do you plan the midnight reveal?
The song is delivered to you on a private gift page with a player, MP3 download and lyrics. Download the MP3 before the night so you do not depend on signal or wifi.
Pick a quiet corner a few minutes before midnight. Send a short voice note first if you are apart, then share the link right as the clock turns. For couples in the same room, play it through a speaker and let the lyrics sheet sit on the table.
If you will be with friends at midnight, do not feel shy. Step aside for a minute, play it for your partner on earphones and share one earbud. It stays private even in a crowd.
- Together: speaker, lights low, lyrics printed
- Long distance: share the link on a video call and watch their face
- Surprise breakfast on 1 January: open the link over chai
Also see: Christmas · Relationship anniversary
When should you order for New Year's Eve?
Order by 25 December for a calm night. The Note (₹399) arrives in 5 days and The Serenade (₹799) in 3 days. The Serenade also sends the lyrics on WhatsApp for your OK before we produce the song.
If it is already 30 December, Studio (₹999) is delivered within 24 hours, so it is ready for the countdown. It includes a lyric video, a print-ready lyric sheet with a QR code and a music video cut from your photos of the year.
Is it only for couples?
Mostly yes, but not only. Friends who spent the whole year supporting each other, siblings who started a new job in the same city or parents who got through a hard year can all be the subject.
The idea is the same. Look back, say thank you and make a promise. Choose Hinglish if you want it to sound like how you speak. Choose Hindi for something more tender.
Whoever the song is for, pick the one person who will really notice that you remembered the details.
What should the chorus promise?
The chorus is the part that stays in the head, so it should say one clear thing. It could be a plain promise, such as I will still be here next December. It could be a wish, such as more trips, less stress. It could even be a joke you both love.
Tell us the one sentence you want him or her to remember on 1 January. Our songwriters build the whole song around it, and the chorus becomes the line you both sing in the shower for the next month.
Five minutes from you. A song for life.
- 1
Tell us about them
Five minutes on the form, or voice notes on WhatsApp. How you met, what you call them, the jokes only you two get. Hinglish is perfect.
- 2
We write it into a song
Our songwriters turn your story into lyrics, then compose, record and mix the song around their name. From The Serenade up, you approve the lyrics on WhatsApp before we produce the song.
- 3
Watch their face
The song lands on WhatsApp and email as a private gift page they can play, download and keep. Film the moment they hear their name.
One song. A lifetime of replays.
Every gift is a complete, original song of about 3 minutes, written and produced for them.
In Hinglish · Hindi · English · +6 more
The Note
₹399One original song, written from your story.
- Studio-quality MP3
- A private song page with the lyrics
The Serenade
₹799Their song, plus a lyric sheet they can frame and scan to play.
Everything in The Note, plus
- Lyrics on WhatsApp for your OK before we produce the song
- A print-ready lyric sheet with a QR code that plays the song
Studio
₹999Their song and your photos, cut into a music video where they're the main character.
Everything in The Serenade, plus
- A lyric video, the words on screen with the song, ready to post
- A music video cut from your photos, edited to the song and synced to the lyrics
- Delivered in 24 hours, only with Studio
Send 10 to 20 photos on WhatsApp after you order.
Choose StudioEvery song includes free revisions. If we ever miss the delivery time we promised, your song is free.
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Every gift includes revisions to the words, the melody or the voice. And if we ever miss the delivery time we promised, your song is free. About 3 minutes of music, written only for them.
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The moment they press play is the moment they realise how much you mean it.
“He says he doesn’t want anything, every single year. I played it at 12 sharp on a video call and he went quiet for a full minute. Then asked me to play it again. And again.”
“I’m terrible with words and she knows it. I gave them our 2 am Maggi, her ‘bas paanch minute’ and our one Goa trip. She made it her ringtone. Not complaining.”
“Mumma is not a crier. She cried. Then she called my mausi and played it on speaker. The lyric sheet with the QR code is stuck on the fridge now, so every guest gets a demo.”
“The lyrics came on WhatsApp for my OK the next evening. I changed one line about our first trip to Pondy and they fixed it within the hour. The final song was beautiful.”
“My brother lives in Toronto now and the rakhi wouldn’t reach in time, so I sent this. He replied with a voice note that was mostly sniffing. Best rakhi ever, honestly.”
“Six months of time zones and missed calls, and somehow it all fit in three minutes. He plays it on the metro to office. I know because he sends me screenshots.”
“We played it at the sangeet as a surprise for Meera’s parents. Her dad, who has never danced in public, stood up. We have it on video. Worth every rupee.”
“We had a bad fight and I didn’t know how to start talking again. Sent this with a two line message. She called in ten minutes. A song doesn’t fix everything, but it opened the door.”
“We put in his old Bajaj scooter, his terrible jokes and how he still calls me ‘beta ji’. Everyone was in tears by the second verse. He has made his whole walking group listen to it.”
“Took Studio because I’d left it to the night before. Sent 15 photos on WhatsApp and the next evening I had the song and a music video of us. Felt like a trailer of our relationship.”
“My best friend moved to Berlin. The song has our hostel days, the 3 am chai runs and the bike that never started. He plays it when he misses home. I play it when I miss him.”
“Fifteen years married and he still gets shy when I say I love you. Now I don’t say it, I just play the song. He pretends to be annoyed and hums it all day.”
“He had it playing in the background when he proposed and I didn’t realise it was about us at first. Then I heard my nickname. That’s when I lost it.”
“Made it in Punjabi for my Bebe. She doesn’t use a phone, so my cousin played it on the TV. She clapped along and then asked who told them about her garden.”
“Ordering from Dubai felt risky but it was easy. Filled the form in five minutes and got updates on WhatsApp the whole way. My husband now thinks I’m very romantic. Let him.”
“Was skeptical about paying for a song. Then the first verse had the exact chai stall where we met. Took The Serenade, framed the lyric sheet and gave it with the song.”
“Asked for one change in the chorus and they did it without any fuss. Mummy plays it every morning with her chai now. Papa is jealous and wants his own.”
“Mum and Dad’s 30th. I’m in London, they’re in Vadodara. We played it on a family video call. Dad tried to act cool and failed. Mum asked for the lyrics printed, so the QR sheet was perfect.”
New Year: your questions, answered
Something else on your mind? Ask a real person on WhatsApp. We reply within a few hours, every day.
Ask on WhatsAppWhat is a New Year song for a couple?
It is an original song that tells the story of your year together and ends with a promise for the next one. Ishara writes it from your real moments and delivers it in 24 hours to 5 days.
Can I play it at midnight?
Yes. Download the MP3 from your private gift page before the night, then press play when the countdown ends. Do not rely on signal at a party.
How late can I order before 31 December?
Order by 25 December for a calm night. If you are late, order Studio (₹999) by 30 December, since it is delivered within 24 hours.
Can I give it to a boyfriend or girlfriend who lives in another city?
Yes. Everything is digital. Share the link on a video call at midnight and watch the reaction together.
Can the song include our private jokes?
Yes. Private jokes and nicknames are what make a song feel like it belongs to you. Send them by voice note on WhatsApp if typing is slow.
What if the lyrics are not quite right?
We keep revising until it is right. Revisions come with every package, and if we ever miss the delivery time we promised, your song is free.
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Ishara's songwriters write an original song of about 3 minutes from your story and produce it as a finished track, in Hinglish, Hindi, English or 6 more Indian languages, delivered on WhatsApp and email in 24 hours to 5 days.
Jo keh nahi paate, woh gaa dete hain.
What you can't say, we sing it for you.
Five minutes of your story today. A song with their name in it, written by our songwriters, theirs to keep.
In Hinglish, Hindi, English & 6 moreReady in 3 to 5 days, or 24 hours with Studio
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