12 Christmas gifts for someone who has everything

Updated 21 September 2026.

Everyone has one. The parent, partner or friend who buys what they want in October and leaves you nothing to get them in December. The answer is not a more expensive version of a thing. It is a gift they cannot buy: something made from their own story, an experience organised for them, or the removal of a job they hate. Twelve ideas that fit, for any budget. One is our own personalised song; the rest we do not sell.

1. A song written about them

For the person who has everything, a song is the one thing that does not exist until you order it. You send us their story, we write and record a fully sung track in the music they love, with their name in the chorus, delivered within 48 hours with a lyric sheet. Play it on Christmas morning with the family in the room. From £14.99, and Deluxe adds cover art and a Spotify and Apple Music release. It works for a dad, a wife, a mum, a partner or a friend, and our page on a personalised song versus other gifts explains why it lands where other gifts do not.

2. Their story, told by other people

Memories from family and friends, collected and printed as a small book. £25 to £60. Nobody has this and nobody can buy it.

3. An experience they would never book themselves

The cookery course, the hot-air balloon, the driving day, the whisky tasting with the blender. £60 to £300. Book a date, not a voucher.

4. The consumable upgrade

They have the coffee machine; buy the beans from the roaster they cannot get locally. The good olive oil, the single-estate tea, the cheese by post. £20 to £80. Consumables suit people who do not want more stuff.

5. A subscription that lasts the year

Books, coffee, wine, flowers, a magazine. £10 to £40 a month. Twelve reminders rather than one.

6. Time given back

A cleaner for three months, a gardener for the spring, the ironing taken away. £100 to £400. The person who has everything usually does not have time.

7. The photo book of their year

Or their decade. Printed, captioned, in a proper cover. £25 to £60.

8. Something from the place they are from

A print, a case from the local brewery, a hamper of the regional food. £30 to £150. The Christmas gift that says "I remember where you started".

9. A name on something that lasts

A bench in the park, a brick at the club, a tree in the wood. £50 to £1,000. They will visit it.

10. The thing they keep not buying

Everyone has one item they look at and do not buy because it feels indulgent. Find out what it is. £50 to £400. The gift is permission.

11. A day with a person they miss

A ticket for the friend in another country, or for them to visit. £100 to £600. The best Christmas gifts for people who have everything are often other people.

12. Their handwriting, or their voice, kept

A recipe or note in their hand, framed or engraved. Or a recording of them telling a story, transcribed and printed. £20 to £80. For older relatives this is the gift the family keeps.

The Christmas timetable

• October: book experiences and order anything made by hand or printed abroad.
• November: collect the memories for the book of their story, gather the photos, send song briefs for anything you want live on Spotify by the day.
• Early December: the last safe weeks for most made-to-order printed items.
• Last minute: a personalised song is written and delivered within 48 hours, 24 with the rapid option, so it still works when printed gifts have missed the post. The consumables and subscriptions can be ordered right up to the last posting dates.

By budget

• Under £30: the consumable upgrade, a month or two of a subscription, their handwriting framed.
• £30 to £75: the photo book, the book of their story, something from where they are from, a Standard personalised song at £14.99.
• £75 to £150: the experience, time given back for a month, a Deluxe song with a Spotify release.
• Over £150: the bench or tree, the person they miss, the thing they keep not buying.

The evergreen version

Christmas is the busiest use of this list, but the same thinking works all year. Our guide to the best personalised gift ideas for someone who has everything is the version with no date on it, and our personalised Christmas song page covers the song in detail.

Write their song - from £14.99

For the person who says "just get me nothing"

Take them at their word on objects and ignore them on everything else. The gifts that work for a genuine minimalist are the ones with no footprint: the experience, the subscription that arrives and is used up, the time given back, the song that lives on a phone and a lyric sheet. If you must hand something over on the day, make it the card with the booking inside.

Wrapping the unwrappable

Half of this list has nothing to put under the tree. Print the booking or the Spotify link and put it in a small box. Play the song after Christmas dinner with everyone in the room rather than handing over a file. Put the first month of the subscription in the stocking. Frame the first page of the story book as a preview if the printer is late. The reveal is part of the present, so plan it.

Group gifts

Someone who has everything is the person siblings and friends club together for. One book of memories from everyone, one song briefed from the whole family, one experience with a bigger budget behind it. Put one person in charge, agree the amount in November, and give everyone a deadline for their memory or photo.

Frequently asked questions

What do you buy someone for Christmas who has everything?

Something they cannot buy: a song about them, their story from other people, an experience organised for them, time given back. Objects are the one category they have covered.

What is a unique Christmas gift for a man who has everything?

A song in his own genre about his life, the book of his story from his friends, or the experience he would never book himself. See our page on a personalised song for your dad for the brief.

How late can I order a personalised song for Christmas?

Songs are written and delivered within 48 hours, or 24 with the rapid option. If you want it live on Spotify and Apple Music for Christmas Day, order earlier, because streaming releases take 3 to 5 days to go live.

Is a consumable a good gift for someone who has everything?

Yes, if it is the better version of something they already love. It shows you noticed and it does not add to the clutter they are trying to avoid.