twelve days

Although a religious holiday, we tag along for the joy of Christmas. One of the popular things in this season is carolling and one of the best known Christmas carols is the twelve days of Christmas, it comes to:

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

It might be interesting for you to know the religious symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas are:

1. True Love refers to God
2. Two Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3. Three French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4. Four Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5. Five Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6. Six Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7. Seven Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8. Eight Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9. Nine Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10. Ten Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11. Eleven Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12. Twelve Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

HaPpY Christmas!