The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Anonymous
The Twelve Days of Christmas was first published in England in 1780, thought to have French origins. It's a "cumulative song" in which each new line is added to the previous verse. Enjoy our collection of Christmas Carols!
On the First day of Christmas my true love sent 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. On the Fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the Fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Five Golden Rings! Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the Sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Six Geese a-Laying, Five Golden Rings! Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me 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. On the Eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 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. On the Ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 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. On the Tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 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. On the Eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me 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. 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. [Repeat the final verse with great fanfare!]: and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
Enjoy our selection of Christmas Carols, and Christmas Stories, Books, and Poems.
For more counting practice, check out Pre-K Wordplay!
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