Last-Minute Christmas Gifts for Your Husband

Husbands are hard to shop for, and it gets worse when Christmas is two days away. He says he does not want anything, and you know that is not quite true. The best last-minute Christmas gifts for a husband are things you can book, print or pick up today that still show you know him. Our top pick is a song about him, ready in about an hour with express delivery, and nothing like the socks he is braced for.

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This one was made for another family. Yours would carry his name and your stories.

12 last-minute Christmas gifts for your husband

1. A song about him ($39.90). Tell us his name, his habits and a few stories only the two of you know, and Songbond turns them into an original song. Express delivery gets it to you in about an hour.
2. Tickets to his team's next home game. Buy them online and print them, or put a screenshot inside a card. $60 to $250 for two.
3. The tool he keeps borrowing. Most hardware stores open on Christmas Eve morning. A cordless drill, an impact driver or a good socket set. $80 to $200.
4. A hot towel shave at a real barbershop. Buy a gift card in person or over the phone. $40 to $70.
5. New boots to replace the worn-out pair. He will not buy them until the old ones fall apart. Check the size inside the old pair before you go. $100 to $200.
6. A guided fishing trip. Many outfitters sell gift certificates online for next season, and you can print them tonight. $150 to $400.
7. A steak or grilling class for the two of you. Cooking schools sell these online and you can print the voucher. $80 to $150 each.
8. A grill thermometer and a proper knife. If he runs the grill, this is gear he will use every weekend. $30 to $80.
9. A model kit of the car he always wanted. Hobby and toy stores carry them, and it gives him a quiet project for the week between Christmas and New Year. $30 to $80.
10. Wireless earbuds for the yard work. For mowing, the gym or the drive to work. Any electronics store has them. $50 to $150.
11. A sports streaming package. The one that carries his team's games. Set it up on the TV before he wakes up. $10 to $40 a month.
12. A day off, in writing. A card that says you have the kids, the errands and the chores for one Saturday, and he gets to do whatever he wants. Free.

How to choose when he says he wants nothing

Look at how he spends a free Saturday. That tells you more than any gift list. Then choose the thing that gives him more of that Saturday, or makes it better.

• If he is a sports fan: the game tickets or the streaming package.
• If he is always in the garage: the tool, the model kit or the day off.
• If he is quietly sentimental: the song, the grilling class for two or the fishing trip.

What to put in his song when you only have an hour

The songs that work best are built on tiny details. Generic words like kind or loving could describe any man on the street. What makes a song his is the name he gave his truck, the way he burns the first pancake every Sunday, or the line he says whenever the car will not start. Spend ten minutes writing down five of those before you order. That short list matters more than anything else you tell us.

Make his Christmas song today

Create a Christmas song for your husband in a few minutes. It is ready within 24 hours, and express delivery gets it to you in about an hour, with no shipping and no cutoff date.

Also in the Journal: romantic Christmas songs and an anniversary song for your husband.