12 days of Christmas- by Bing Crosby

I just love listening to this Christmas song... Christmas after all is about GIVING... And the best gift we can give to everyone is our TRUE LOVE!- Sabzmalih

These dozen days began on the day after Christmas, December 26th, and ended the day before Epiphany (the coming of the Magi), January 6th.Some historians believe that The 12 Days of Christmas had hidden religious meanings; other historians argue that the words had no special significance at all. At first listening, The 12 Days of Christmas sounds like a delightful Children's nonsense song. But, according to the first group of historians, the original meaning of The 12 Days of Christmas was very serious. They interpret the song's history in this manner: In England, from the mid-1500s through 1829, Catholics were denied any private or public practice of their religion. The 12 Days of Christmas, they say, was written as a catechism with a camouflaged meaning to help Catholic children learn the doctrines of their faith.

The 12 Days of Christmas
A Partridge in a pear tree--Jesus Christ.
Two Turtle Doves--The Old and New Testaments.
Three French Hens--The Trinity and/or Faith, Hope and Charity.
Four Calling Birds--The Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists who wrote the Gospels.
Five Golden Rings--The first Five Books of the Old Testament.
Six Geese A-laying--The six days of creation.
Seven Swans A-swimming--The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and/or the seven sacraments of the Catholic faith and/or seven liberal arts.
Eight Maids A-milking--The eight beatitudes and/or eight persons saved in the Ark.
Nine Ladies Dancing--The nine Fruits of the Spirit and/or Muses and/or kinds of angels.
Ten Lords A-leaping--The Ten Commandments.
Eleven Pipers Piping: The remaining eleven faithful apostles.
Twelve Drummers Drumming--The twelve points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed, and/or Apostles altogether, and/or heavenly gates and/or Jewish tribes.

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