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The following 12 day of Christmas words are symbolic as the purpose of creating this song had something to do with the Catholic faith. As it was impossible to practice Catholicism openly, the Catholic families learnt the tenets of their faith through this song.
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The Church of England and the Monarchy were intolerant as far as Catholics were concerned. 12 day of Christmas words helped to make the young Catholic understand their faith. Since the fear of persecution was there everything was memorized.
Learn the 12 day of Christmas words from Christmas Carnivals.
On the (first) day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree
Repeat with each of these lines
Two turtle doves
Three french hens
Four colly birds
Five gold rings
Seven swans swimming
Eight maids milking
Nine drummers drumming
Ten pipers piping
Eleven ladies dancing
Twelve lords leaping
ending with
On the (first) day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve lords leaping
Eleven ladies dancing
Ten pipers piping
Nine drummers drumming
Eight maids milking
Seven swans swimming
Six geese laying
Five gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree
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