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The first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a partridge and a pear-tree; The second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two turtle-doves, a partridge, and a pear-tree; The third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three fat hens, two turtle-doves, a partridge, and a pear-tree;
- c. 1780
- Christmas carol
- Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin
The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as the Twelve Days of Christmastide, are the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity. Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last.
- 25 December – 5 January, inclusive
- Christians
- Varies by denomination, culture, and nation
Dec 11, 2023 · For many Western Christian denominations, the Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, is a 12-day festive religious season that celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. The twelve days represent the time that it took for the three wise men or kings to travel to Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus and offer him gifts.
Learn about the third day of Christmas, the Feast of St. John, a tradition of blessing wine in honor of St. John the Apostle. The web page also shares the lyrics of the Twelve Days of Christmas song and other Christmas traditions from different countries.
- “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.” So go the lyrics to the famous Christmas song, but in Twelvetide, the first day of Christmas represents the birth of Jesus Christ, in a barn in Bethlehem.
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day to most people, and in the song sees the delivery of two turtle doves, but it is also known as St Stephen’s Day in countries outside the UK.
- The third day of Christmas - three French hens in the song - celebrates St John the Apostle, who wrote the Book of Revelation. St John was one of Jesus’s 12 disciples and was, according to the biblical account, the only one to die of natural causes.
- Day four is four calling birds in the song, but also celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents, the day when people remember all the babies who were killed by King Herod in his search to kill the young Jesus.
Dec 1, 2020 · Learn about the origin, evolution and meaning of the popular Christmas carol "The 12 Days of Christmas", which celebrates the gifts of a true love and the Christian season. Find out how the song's lyrics have changed over time and why some people think they are coded references to Christianity.
On the third day of Christmas, My true love sent to me. Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. On the fourth 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 fifth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me. Five golden rings,
