singing telegram
Delivered musical greeting
A singing telegram is a message delivered in person by a performer who sings the content, often in costume, typically for birthdays, anniversaries, or romantic gestures.
The format originated with telegram services in the early twentieth century as a way to make routine message delivery memorable.
Now the telegram connection is nostalgic—the service exists purely for theatrical surprise: We hired a gorilla to deliver a singing telegram for her fiftieth birthday.
One who receives something
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
celebration · greeting · doorstep · costume · performer · dispatch · occasion · gift
recipient
One who receives something
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
congratulations · celebration · greeting · doorstep · costume · performer · dispatch · occasion · gift · announcement
serenade
Outdoor romantic performance
harmony · jingle · ballad · crooner · entertainer · showtune · chorus · tenor · soprano · barbershop
- telegram termsstop, morse code, cablegram, radiogram
- sci-fi/fantasy techholodeck, holonovel, datapad, tricorder, neural interface
- giftsgift, gifts, present, presents, gift boxes
- impersonatorsElvis impersonator, lookalike, soundalike, impressionist, mimic
- telegraph eraSamuel Morse, morse code, Morse code, Western Union
- holiday performersSanta Claus, mall Santa, elf, caroler, Mrs. Claus
singing telegramtext message
Brief electronic communication
greeting card · voicemail · email · postcard · fax
singing telegramlegal summons
Formal court appearance demand
eviction notice · tax bill · parking ticket · rejection letter · robocall
singing telegramform letter
Prewritten mail for many
robocall · mass mailing · curt reply · silent treatment · no response
singing, telegram, sing, sings, singer, singers, songster, singalong, telegraph