Article having karaoke record feature and simultaneous playback

A plush toy including an audio recording and playback device, the plush toy comprising:

• a toy body;
• and
• an audio recording and playback device coupled with the toy body, the device having a microphone, a speaker, a power source, a first switch for initiating an audio recording session, wherein at least one non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording is played by the audio device while user-generated audio is recorded during the audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, and a second switch for initiating an audio playback session, wherein the audio device simultaneously plays back the user-recorded audio and the prerecorded audio recording during the audio playback session.

A method of providing a customizable greeting comprising:

• providing an ornament, a plush toy, or a combination thereof having an audio recording and playback device coupled therewith, wherein user-generated audio is recordable on the audio device by a user during an audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, wherein a non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording is played by the audio device while the user-generated audio is recorded, and wherein the user-recorded audio and the prerecorded audio recording are played simultaneously during an audio playback session.