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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).

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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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    Where do the "12 Days of Christmas" lyrics come from? Though some scholars believe that the song is French in origin, the first printed appearance of the song was in the English children's book ...

  5. 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.

  6. Twelve Days of Christmas - Wikipedia

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    Within the Twelve Days of Christmas, there are celebrations both secular and religious. Christmas Day, if it is considered to be part of the Twelve Days of Christmas and not as the day preceding the Twelve Days, [3] is celebrated by Christians as the liturgical feast of the Nativity of the Lord. It is a public holiday in many nations, including ...

  7. The Twelve Gifts of Christmas - Wikipedia

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    "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas" is a song parody written and performed by Allan Sherman based on the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The song reached #5 on the Billboard Christmas Chart in 1963. [1] A noted jukebox record supplier stated that if the record was released earlier, it "might have been a hot number."

  8. The 15 best modern Christmas songs to add to your holiday ...

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    "8 Days of Christmas" was released as the lead single from Destiny's Child's 2001 holiday album of the same name. The R&B hit was cowritten by Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Errol McCalla Jr. and ...

  9. The Twelve Days of Christmas (Correspondence) - Wikipedia

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    The Twelve Days of Christmas [Correspondence], also called Twelve Days of Christmas, A Correspondence, is a 1998 monologue book by John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich, and illustrated by Quentin Blake. [1] It was published by Atlantic Books and is based upon the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The monologue is based upon ...