A Christmas gift for employees: a personal song
A personal song is the Christmas gift for employees that sticks: instead of a voucher, a mug or chocolates, a piece that describes this person or this team. For one person or the whole team. Ordered in early December, it is ready after 24 to 72 hours of production, before the Christmas party.
Herzlied €49 · Lieblingslied €79 · Meisterstück €149 · ready in 24 to 72 hours
Why a song instead of a voucher, a mug or chocolates
The usual Christmas gift for employees is interchangeable. A voucher, a mug and chocolates are what everyone gets, every year, at every company. They serve their purpose, but they say nothing about the person receiving them, and nothing about the one giving.
A song does both. It names names, projects and moments from the year, turning an obligatory gesture into visible appreciation. And it stays: a voucher is redeemed and gone, a song is played at the party, passed on afterwards, and listened to again years later.
It stands out without costing more. The Herzlied starts at €49, in the range of a decent gift basket. What makes it bigger is not the price, but that someone listened and built something that exists only once. More on the company context on the For businesses page.
A song for one person or for the whole team
Two routes, the same format. In the questionnaire you state which one you mean.
For one person
The song tells the story of one person at the company: the years, the role, a few traits everyone knows. A fit for thanking a key person, a farewell or a work anniversary.
For the whole team
The song describes the shared year: the projects, the inside jokes, the tone among colleagues. Played at the Christmas party, it is not a gift to one person but to the group, and everyone recognises themselves in it.
Order in time in December, in three steps
Production takes 24 to 72 hours. Order in early December and you have the song with a buffer before the Christmas party.
Order in early December
Ordering in the first week of December gives you the song well before the Christmas party. Even the fastest package needs 24 hours; a few days of buffer leaves room for a lyric revision.
Fill in the questionnaire
Ten minutes is enough: what the person or team stands for, which moments of the year count, the mood the song should carry. The more concrete the answers, the more personal the result.
Receive the song and hand it over
The finished song arrives digitally, in 24 to 72 hours depending on the package. Play it at the party, hand it over as a file with a lyric card, or give it via a QR code inside the card.
Which package for an employee gift
Three packages, distinguished by scope and production time. For a single employee gift the Herzlied is usually the right choice, partly because of the tax threshold below.
Herzlied
€49 · 72 hours
The entry point, and for an employee gift usually just right. At €49 it stays below the monthly €50 benefit-in-kind threshold (see below, German tax law).
Lieblingslied
€79 · 48 hours
More verses, more room in the lyrics and the printable lyric card. A fit when one particular person should be honoured, for instance a farewell or a work anniversary.
Meisterstück
€149 · 24 hours
The most detailed production and the fastest package. Sensible as a song for the whole team, or when time runs short.
A short tax note
Under German tax law Christmas does not count as a personal occasion. The €60 small-gift threshold that applies, for instance, to birthdays therefore does not apply here.
What applies instead is the monthly €50 benefit-in-kind threshold per employee. The Herzlied (€49) stays below it. Important: both are strict thresholds, not allowances. Once exceeded, the whole amount becomes taxable, not only the part above the line.
This is not tax advice. When in doubt, ask your tax adviser. A more detailed note with the further conditions is here: Tax-free employee gift.
Questions about the employee gift
A song stays, a voucher is redeemed and forgotten. A voucher, a mug and chocolates are what employees receive every year and at every company; a song about this particular person or team exists only once. From €49 it costs no more than a decent gift basket, and it is not used up, it is kept.
Ordered in early December, on time for the party
The questionnaire takes ten minutes, the song arrives within 24 to 72 hours depending on the package. For one person or the whole team.
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