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The Twelve Days of Christmas Lyrics: On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me / A partridge in a pear tree / On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me / Two...
Oct 25, 2023 · ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is a rootin’-tootin’, singalong Christmas carol that runs through the twelve days that make up the Christmas season – beginning on Christmas Day and ending on 6 January, the day before Epiphany.
- Sian Moore
The twelve days in the song are the twelve days starting with Christmas Day to the day before Epiphany (6 January). Twelfth Night is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the evening of January 5th, the day before Epiphany, which traditionally marks the end of Christmas celebrations".
Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me. Six geese a-laying,
- Ace Collins
- a partridge in a pear tree. The partridge in a pear tree represents Jesus, the Son of God, whose birthday we celebrate on the first day of Christmas.
- two turtledoves. These twin birds represent the Old and New Testaments. So in this gift, the singer finds the complete story of Judeo-Christian faith and God’s plan for the world.
- three French hens. These birds represent faith, hope, and love. This gift hearkens back to 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter written by the apostle Paul.
- four calling birds. One of the easiest facets of the song’s code to figure out, these fowl are the four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Sing along to TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS song with our music, lyrics and video. The Twelve Days of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas) start with Christmas Day and finish with the eve of Epiphany on 5th January
Dec 11, 2023 · Unlike today’s Advent calendar, which leads up to Christmas Day, the Twelve Days of Christmas are AFTER Jesus’s birth. The 12 Days of Christmas was traditionally celebrated from December 25 to January 5 (which we’ll explain in this article).
