On the first day of Two turtle doves,
Christmas, And a partridge in a pear
my true love sent to me tree.
On the seventh day of
On the second day of Christmas,
Christmas, my true love sent to me
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
And a partridge in a pear Five golden rings,
tree. Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
On the third day of Two turtle doves,
Christmas, And a partridge in a pear
my true love sent to me tree.
Two turtle doves, On the eighth day of
And a partridge in a pear Christmas,
tree. my true love sent to me
On the fourth day of Seven swans a-swimming,
Christmas, Six geese a-laying,
my true love sent to me Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens, Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear And a partridge in a pear
tree. tree.
On the fifth day of On the ninth day of
Christmas, Christmas,
my true love sent to me my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens, Eight maids a-milking,
Two turtle doves, Seven swans a-swimming,
And a partridge in a pear Six geese a-laying,
tree. Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
On the sixth day of Three French hens,
Christmas, Two turtle doves,
my true love sent to me And a partridge in a pear
tree.
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds, On the tenth day of
Three French hens, Christmas,
Two turtle doves, Eight maids a-milking,
Twelve drummers drumming, Five golden rings, A partridge in a pear tree.
Four calling birds, Nine ladies dancing,
Three French hens, Ten lords a-leaping Seven swans a-swimming
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear
tree.
On the eleventh day of
Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear
tree.
On the twelfth day of
Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear
tree!
Eleven pipers piping,
Six geese a-laying,
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FACTS ABOUT THIS XMAS CAROL

Religious symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas)

1 True Love refers to God

2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from
grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

Origin
The twelve days of Christmas in the song are the twelve days from the birth of Christ (Christmas, December 25) to the coming of
the Magi (Epiphany, January 6, or the Twelfth Day). Thus, the twelve days are December 25 through January 6.
Although the specific origins of the chant are not known, it possibly began as a Twelfth Night "memories-and-forfeits" game, in
which a leader recited a verse, each of the players repeated the verse, the leader added another verse, and so on until one of the
players made a mistake, with the player who erred having to pay a penalty, such as offering up a kiss or a sweet.
This is how the game is offered up in its earliest known printed version, in the children's book Mirth without Mischief (c. 1780),
which 100 years later Lady Gomme, a collector of folktales and rhymes, described playing every Twelfth Day night before eating
mince pies and twelfth cake.
Twelfth Night is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of
the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities and observed as a time of merrymaking."[3]
The song apparently is older than the printed version, though it is not known how much older. Textual evidence indicates that the
song was not English in origin, but French, though it is considered an English carol. Three French versions of the song are known,
and items mentioned in the song itself—such as the partridge, which was not introduced to England from France until the late 1770s
—are indicative of a French origin.
Variations
There are many variations of this song in which the last four objects are arranged in a different order (for example — twelve lords a-
leaping, eleven ladies (or dames a-) dancing, ten pipers piping, nine drummers drumming). At least one version has "ten fiddlers
fiddling," and another has "nine ladies waiting." Still another version alters the fourth gift to "four mockingbirds."
The authoritative, traditional version of the chant in England appears in The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, as follows:
The twelfth day of Christmas, | My true love sent to me | Twelve lords a-leaping, | Eleven ladies dancing, | Ten pipers piping, | Nine
drummers drumming, | Eight maids a-milking, | Seven swans a-swimming, | Six geese a-laying, | Five gold rings, | Four colly birds, |
Three French hens, | Two turtle dove, and | A partridge in a pear tree.
There are some regional variants of the verb in the opening line of each verse. In the United States the true love "gave" the gifts to
the singer. In the British version, the true love "sent" the gifts to the singer.
It has been suggested by a number of sources over the years that the pear tree is in fact supposed to be perdrix, French for partridge
and pronounced per-dree, and was simply copied down incorrectly when the oral version of the game was transcribed. The original
line would have been: "A partridge, une perdrix."
Some misinterpretations have crept into the English-language version over the years.
The fourth day's gift is often stated as four calling birds but originally was four colly birds, using another word for a blackbird. The
fifth day's gift of golden rings refers not to jewelry but to ring-necked birds such as the ring-necked pheasant.
When these errors are corrected, the pattern of the first seven gifts all being birds is restored.
There is a version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that is still sung in Sussex in which the four colly birds are replaced by
canaries. In Australia, a number of versions are sung, all of which replace the traditional gifts with items (mainly native animals)
more likely to be found in that country.
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By Janice Dickinson (youtube video)

A fledgling modeling agency

Two giant breasts

Three former husbands

Four Italian suits

Five naked men

Six paparazzi

Seven docs/doctors injecting

Eight Texan waxing

Nine model prancing

Ten gays a-prepping

Eleven charges pending

Twelve boyfriends begging