If you could change the song 12 days of christmas what would you add?!
Question: 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!
The Twelve Days of Christmas (12 Days of Christmas) – lyrics
Answers: 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!
The Twelve Days of Christmas (12 Days of Christmas) – lyrics
Before I butcher this song did you know that each of the 12 items listed actually have religious significance?
·A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE: The mother partridge will lure enemies away from her nest of defenseless chicks in order to protect them. She will literally risk her life for her children. The partridge in this song is a hidden reference to Christ, who declared, "Greater love has no iman than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). Jesus Himself uses a bird analogy in Matthew 23:37: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." The pear tree symbolizes the cross, a reminder that Jesus was crucified on "the tree". (Gal. 3:13)
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· TWO TURTLE DOVES: The turtle doves stand both for the two testaments in the Bible (Old & New), and also, according to some traditions, the two turtle doves offered at Jesus' dedication in the Temple when he was twelve (Lev. 12:8; Luke 2:24). All of the temple sacrifices are symbolic of the one sacrifice Christ made by giving His life as a just payment for the sins of all (Heb. 10:1-10).
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· THREE FRENCH HENS: French hens were very expensive during the 16th century, and thus are symbolic of the three costly gifts of Gold, Frankincese, and Myrrh given by the wise men (Matt. 2:10-11). An alternate significance is symbolism depicting the value of the three Christ virtues, Faith, Hope, and Love (1 Cor. 3-13). Other interpretations of the song use the French Hens to symbolize the three persons of the Trinity.
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· FOUR CALLING BIRDS: The Calling Birds stand for the four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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· FIVE GOLDEN RINGS: The Rings stand for the first five books of the Old Testament, the "Law of Moses" or the Pentateuch.
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· SIX GEESE A-LAYING: Eggs are an almost universal symbol of new life. The "laying" geese, therefore, stand for the six days of creation (Gen. 1:31-2::2).
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· SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING: The swans symbolize the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in Romans 12:6-8 - Prophesy, Service, Teaching, Encouraging, Giving, Leading, Showing Mercy.
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· EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING: The maids who milked the cows were the least of the servants in a home. Their job symbolized Christ's faithfulness to us, who "came not to be served, but to serve" (Mark 10:45). The eight maids can also symbolize the eight "beatitudes" or blessings listed in Matthew 5:3-10.
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· NINE LADIES DANCING: The nine ladies remind us of the nine "fruits of the Spirit" described in Galatians 5:22-23 - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control.
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·TEN LORDS A-LEAPING: The Lords (symbols of authority) represent the Ten Commandments (Ex.20:3-17), which are holy and good, by which we should live, and which expose and reveal our sin before a holy God (Gal.3:10-28).
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· ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING: The Pipers remind us of the eleven original apostles who did not forsake the faith (Acts 1:13), and through whom the good news of the Gospel was preached.
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· TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING: The Apostles' Creed is one of the earliest confessions of faith that summarize the basic teachings of Apostolic faith. The Drummers "set the pace," and remind us of twelve essential doctrines, summarized in the Apostles' Creed.
(Of course there are those that say the symbolism was put together long after the song was written. However it is something interesting to think about, be it the original Author’s intent of symbolism or something created later as So many English Instructors do with Poets when they tell their student’s the poet was referring to “this” when he/she wrote the poem.)
That being said:
Here is Jerrys1960’s alternative 12 days of Christmas:
On the first day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me An Internet connection that Semi-works .
On the second day of Christmas my cyber love gave two floppy disks
And An Internet connection that Semi-works
On the third day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me three pc boards
two floppy disks
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the forth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me four fancy keyboards
three pc boards
two floppy disks
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the fifth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me five emails of spam.
four fancy keyboards
three pc boards
two floppy disks
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the sixth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me six Trojan viruses
five emails of spam.
four fancy keyboards
three pc boards
two floppy disks
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the seventh day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me seven instant messages
And all that other stuff
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the eighth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me eight CDs burning
And all that other stuff
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the ninth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me nine disk drives crashing
And all that other stuff
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the tenth day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me ten naughty web links
And all that other stuff
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the eleventh day of Christmas my cyber love gave to me eleven Virus errors
And all that other stuff
And An internet connection that Semi-works
On the twelfth day of Christmas though it may sound odd …
On the twelfth day of Christmas I am going to get rid of
eleven Virus errors
ten naughty web links
nine disk drives crashing
eight CDs burning
seven instant messages
six Trojan viruses
five emails of spam
four fancy keyboards
three pc boards
two floppy disks
and an internet connection that Semi-works
buy throwing it all
out the window.
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I hope everyone has a very merry and peaceful Christmas
And may Our Creator bless and watch you and your family.
everything
you know i don't think i would change it