12 Days of Christmas Links
Symbolic Meanings
Hidden Meanings

On the 1^st day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

Two Turtledoves On the 2^nd day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the 3^rd day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the 4^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the 5^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the 6^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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 7^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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.

Eight Maids a-Milking
On the 8^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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 9^th day of Christmas
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 10^th 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 11^th 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.

On the 12^th day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
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.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Links

Twelve Days of Christmas
"But what most people don't realize is that the "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was created to be a teaching aid. The song is an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something of religious significance. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help young Christians learn their faith during a time of persecution."

12 Days of Christmas Coloring Pages
(KidsTurnCentral.com Comic sketches)
"Print and color these fun 12 Days of Christmas theme images just in time for the holiday! Click on the link below each image to go to a printable page. Each image prints on one letter-size paper."

Welcome to the Twelve Days Christmas village!
(12days.com Activities)
"On this page, everything you click on takes you somewhere. Click on the Post Office to send E-mail to Santa, or to add your name to Santa's E-mail list. The Library has stories to read, pictures for you to print out & color, Sing-Along Christmas Carols, and holiday crafts. Want to play fun games like Word Search & The Nutcracker Game? Just click on any of the children in the Playground."

Lyrics and Guitar Chords

Twelve Days of Christmas
"The mother partridge will lure enemies away from the nest of defenseless chicks in order to protect them. She will literally risk her life for her children. The bird's willingness to die for its young made it an ancient Christian symbol of Christ. The pear tree represents the cross."

The Hidden Meaning of the Twelve Days of Christmas
"People often think of the twelve days of Christmas as the days preceeding the festival. Actually, Christmas is a season of the Christian year that begins December 25 and lasts until January 6th - the day of Epiphany - when the church celebrates the revelation of Christ as the light of the world and recalls the journey of the magi."

Symbolic Meanings:

1 PARTRIDGE IN TREE	=	Christ on The Cross
2 TURTLEDOVES	=	Old & New Testaments
3 FRENCH HENS	=	Faith, Hope, & Charity
4 CALLING BIRDS	=	The Four Gospels: 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 GOLDEN RINGS	=	The Pentateuch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 GEESE	=	Six Day Creation

7 SWANS	=	Seven Gifts of the Spirit
8 MAIDS	=	Eight Beatitudes
9 LADIES DANCING	=	Nine Fruits of the Spirit
10 LORDS	=	Ten Commandments
11 PIPERS	=	Eleven Faithful Disciples
12 DRUMMERS	=	Points of Apostles Creed

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