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A birthday book where everyone gets a page!

We love a birthday where everyone gets to say something! Use Chorus to gather video, voice, photo and written messages for any age, from the family, the friends and the people at work, and keep them all in one book.

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Gathering everyone's messages is free. You won't need a card.

A Chorus cloth hardcover with Clíona's 30th in gold on the cover
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Margaret

her mum

A photo from Margaret of them laughing over a photo album

Happy birthday, pet! You rang me on Tuesday to ask how long to boil an egg and you're thirty on Friday. Your dad and I love you to bits...

Our mission

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Birthday books people made

I am so glad I took the time to do this, my mum loved it so much and said it was the best present she has ever gotten. Just a super gift!!
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Sarah D.

made a book for her mum's 60th

Dad cried....and my dad never cries! It was so easy to collect the stories. Super support too!
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Emily M.

made a book for her dad's 70th

Chorus, thanks so much! I'm not technical and found this so easy. The book is a family heirloom now.
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Mary C.

made a book for her sister's 30th

The podcast link is brilliant - you just get things you couldn't get in a book like laughing or the background in a recording! I am so happy we have this for all the grandkids.
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Chris O.

made a book for his granny's 90th

SUPER idea. In a world where we're all so disconnected, capturing all the things we mean to each other is just priceless. Make the time, do it!
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Kate B.

made a book for her friend's 21st

Here's what the birthday person gets.

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Joe

her grandad

A photo from Joe of them laughing at the kitchen table

Clíona, happy birthday love. You dropped in with the scones the other day and I was so glad of them. Grandad loves you...

Next up, Tara, her niece

Hear it

Their own personal podcast

With one link they get a podcast of everything people made for them: the voice notes, photos, videos, songs and letters.

What do you love doing with Clíona?

Tara

her niece

Clíona takes me swimming and we do handstands in the pool. Happy birthday Clíona!

Scan to hear Tara

Read it

A book to read online

A book online that you can send digitally or print at home!

A Chorus cloth hardcover with Clíona's 30th in gold on the cover

Hold it

A hardcover they can keep

We print every page and deliver the book to you.

What makes it easy

We've made it easy for everyone to join in!

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Dara

her brother

Dancing Queen

ABBA

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Add a song to their message

Each person can pick a song that reminds them of the birthday person. It plays from their place in the podcast, and prints on their page in the book.

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One link for everyone

They can each record a message on their own phone. Nobody needs an account.

Voice, video or writing

Everyone can answer their own way, with a voice note, a video or a few written lines.

Scan the page and hear their voice!

A code under each message plays the voice from the book. You can switch the codes off if you'd like the page without them.

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Everyone can chip in

Turn on chip-in and everyone can put money towards the book.

The free Chorus app

Record Grandma or Grandad on your phone

Grandma might never open a link, and that's ok! Sit down together, ask her one of the questions and hold up your phone while she talks.

Also in the app

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Dara

You're the best sister anyone could ask for. Happy thirtieth!

Edit

Change anything before it prints

You see every page before it prints, so you can fix a word, swap a photo or take a page out.

Margaret, voice note1:44

Tara, video0:29

Dara, voice note2:02

Keep every recording

Every voice note and video is yours to download, free, whenever you like!

Gathering is free. You pay when the book is ready.

Collect every message and every photo for free, then choose how they get it.

The voices

$45

We tidy every recording as it comes in and turn them into a podcast.

Choose the voices

The book

$99

The podcast, plus a book online that you can send digitally or print at home.

Choose the book

The keepsake

$115

The book printed as a hardcover and posted to you, with everything above.

Choose the keepsake

Start free and send the link today.

How it works

Getting everyone in is easy!

The page everyone sees when they open the link, with a name typed in
1. Send the link to the group chat. They open it on their own phone and say who they are.
The recording screen, with a question and a big record button
2. They tap and talk. Or write it instead, or ask for a different question.
The video screen, with someone on camera answering the question
3. Or they film a video. They look at the camera and say it straight to the birthday person.

When everyone's in, you choose the podcast, the book online or the printed book.

The questions

One good question can unlock a great story!

Three of these go in the book to start. Swap in any you like, or write your own.

  1. How long have you known them, and how did you meet?
  2. What's the best birthday you've spent with them?
  3. What's a talent of theirs everyone should hear about?
  4. What's something they do that nobody else does?
  5. What made you smile about them this year?
  6. Where would you love to go with them?
  7. What's your advice for their year ahead?
  8. What's a song you'd play at their party?

Questions people ask

What is a birthday message book?

A book with a page for each person, made from their video, voice note, photo or written message, so the birthday person can hear, read and hold everyone's wishes.

Is it free to collect the messages?

Yes! It doesn't cost anything to collect them, however many people take part. You pay when the book is ready.

Can I use it as a guest book at the party?

Yes. Put the link on a card at the party and guests add a message on their own phone. People who can't make it add theirs from home.

How many people can add a message?

As many as you like! Send the link to the family chat, the work chat and the old school friends.

Can someone write their message instead?

Yes. Anyone can type their message instead of recording it, and add a photo with it.

Can everyone chip in?

Yes, if you turn chip-in on. What everyone puts in comes off what you pay.

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Gathering is free. Everyone will love being part of it.

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