E-mail, chat, & VoIP : Sending Cards & Music via Gmail?

Sending Cards & Music via Gmail?

Last year I was using Outlook Express with dialup as my email program. I could always create a graphic Happy Holiday card, import it directly into a new email, and embed (in the background) a holiday midi song file to go with the card. When the person received my message and viewed or opened it, s/he saw the card and the music started automatically. A Total Effect <grin>.

Now, however, I use Gmail with Broadband. As far as I see it, I can’t import or paste a full-sized .gif or .jpg drawing into a blank Gmail message. And I see no way to attach a music file so that it starts playing when the message is opened. The only way to send both card and music file via Gmail is to attach them separately to a message with the recipient having to open both manually.

Any ideas of a work-around using Gmail, or some other means to send a graphics/music-card directly to someone? Even being able to send the graphics card with a midi music file as an Gmail attachment so that the music started when the (card) attachment was opened would be an improvement.

Thanks for any ideas.