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  2. The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) - Wikipedia

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    "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).

  3. Here's What You Need to Know About the '12 Days of Christmas ...

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    Where do the '12 Days of Christmas' lyrics come from? The lyrics to this song first appeared in the 1780 English children's book Mirth Without Mischief. Some of the words have changed over the years.

  4. The Deeper Meaning Behind the "12 Days of Christmas" Song - AOL

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    The "12 Days of Christmas" referenced in the carol reference the 12 days following Christmas, also known as Twelvetide in Christianity. ... In the original lyrics, the "four calling birds" were ...

  5. List of Christmas carols - Wikipedia

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    Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season.

  6. All Hail to the Days (Drive the Cold Winter Away) - Wikipedia

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    Twelve days in the year, much mirth and good cheer, In every household is had; The country guise is then to devise Some gambols of Christmas play, Whereat the young men do best that they can, To drive the cold winter away. When white-bearded frost hath threatened his worst, And fallen from branch and brier, Then time away calls, from husbandry ...

  7. 200 Best Christmas Songs of All Time to Get You in the ... - AOL

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    The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"

  8. Cumulative song - Wikipedia

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    On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent (or "gave") to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. 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.

  9. The 49 Best Christmas Songs for Kids of All Ages - AOL

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    2. “10 Little Elves” by Super Simple Songs. A Christmas song that’s both catchy and educational? Yes please. Even preschoolers can count 20 little elves with this fun tune.