Christmas Songs are those songs that are sung during the Christmas festival. The traditional songs of
Christmas are known as Christmas carols and songs having religious references are known as Christmas hymns. Some of the traditional songs of Christmas deal with religious themes. The 12 Days of Christmas Carol is devoid of a religious theme.
It is said that the Christians or the Catholics used the 12 Days of Christmas Carol as memory aids to preserve the tenets of their faith. The 12 days in the 12 Days of Christmas Carol are the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany (January 6th), which is when the three magi or the three wise men supposedly arrived on the scene. This Christmas Carol appeared for the first time in the Children’s book Mirth Without Mischief in the year 1780. In the book the 12 days of Christmas is the name given to a memory game that was played by the children many years ago. In the game, the leader of the game recited the first verse, the next child had to recite the second verse, and the game continued in this manner until someone made a mistake, and the child who made a mistake had to pay some kind of penalty in the game.
However, the music as well as the lyrics of carol is responsible for the popularity of this s carol song. In the Middle Ages the Christmas celebrations continued for 12 days at a stretch and this custom is prevalent till today. Christmas Carnivals gives information on 12 Days After Christmas.
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