The Twelve Days of Christmas-Original version-well, not quite but close enough.🎄🎅✨-12 days until Christmas!

✨[Verse 1]
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 2]
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 3]
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 4]
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 5]
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Five golden ringggggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 6]
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 7]
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 8]
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 9]
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Nine ladies awaiting
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 10]
On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
10 lords a-leaping
Nine ladies a-awaiting
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 11]
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
11 pipers piping
10 lords a-leaping
Nine ladies a-waiting
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

[Verse 12]
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
12 drummers drumming
11 pipers piping
10 lords a-leaping
Nine ladies awaiting
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden ringggs
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree

Fun Facts

I have seen versions where its written ‘sent to me‘ not ‘gave to me‘ sorry but the song was written in 1780 long before the days of being able to sent your true love a gift a daily day if you didn’t live in the same household.

The reason I wrote close enough in the title is that some of the original words are not very nice by any standard.

There have been later changes from ladies a-waiting to ladies dancing.

The index calculates the cost of all the gifts in the song based on current market rates; 2019’s total comes to a hefty $41,094.93, or $180,609.46 if you count each mention of an item over and over separately which would amount to 364 gifts in all — up 1.2 percent from  the price last year. ✨

Ribbons and candy cane