The Twelve Days of Christmas
/ðə ˌtwelv deɪz əv ˈkrɪsməs/
/ðə ˌtwelv deɪz əv ˈkrɪsməs/
- a traditional song often sung at Christmas. It is about a person who receives a gift for each of the twelve days of Christmas. The song begins: 'On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me/A partridge in a pear tree.’ Finally, on the 12th and last day, the person receives 'twelve lords a-leaping'.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas