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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).
This list of Christmas carols is organized by language of origin. 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 ...
Here's the real meaning and truth about the hidden message behind the "12 Days of Christmas" song. ... 30 PM "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the ...
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.
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"
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold.
[6] [5] Three of the carols ("An angel this night", "This is St. Stephen's day", and "The first day of the year") are taken from A Smale Garland of Pious and Godly Songs by Bishop Luke Wadding, a collection of the Bishop's original Christian poetry, which was heavily influenced by his close reading of Richard Crashaw and the other Metaphysical ...
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 ...