This sing along was inspired by Athena's version of Night Before Christmas.
Hope you like it.
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
We all know the song, lets sing along:
(Starting with the last verse)
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!
That was very good!!
Now that you have the song in your head,
let's try the new PetsJubilee version:
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve cats in dresses,
Eleven cakes so yummy,
Ten pups in their best ties,
Nine ladies in kitty skirts,
Eight Christmas cards to mail,
Seven Christmas potholders ,
Six pairs of earrings,
Five … felted … dogs,
Four kitty collars,
Three painted slates,
Two pups in dog hats,
And Doody pops for all the pups!
That was very good!!!
Click on the pictures above to go to these items and/or these wonderful shops
(I tried to include as many great petsjubilee team members as I could.
If I missed you, I will catch you next time. ;-) )
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Here is some info I found about this song -
Religious symbolisms for - The 12 Days of Christmas:
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Found on this site:
http://www.carols.org.uk/the_twe1ve_days_of_christmas.htm
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Hope it is filled with joy.
Diana
8 comments:
Wow, Diana - that was so great on so many levels!!! First - very fun take on the lyrics, second - excellent selection of items (thank you for including my bundt cake) and third - extremely interesting background information on the (original) lyrics. I had no idea. You did such a great job and you linked!!! :)
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
I want to add that this is also largely inspired by Patty's a-mews-ments, as well as Athena's Christmas story, although I do not claim to be any where near as talented as those ladies.
Thank you Shari.
Warm hugs to everyone this holiday season.
That was fun! A great take on a Christmas classic! :)
Oh Diana, you can do it too!! This was SO cute and touching :) I'm getting sentimental right on time lol I loved your version (thanks for including me lol) but enjoyed the background info too. So very nice -- Merry Christmas right back to you :)
Diana that was fabulous!! YOu are so, so creative! Loved your version and so honored to be included ;-) And I especially loved the history you provided at the end...such a great reminder!! Excellent job!!!
Wonderful!!
I love the history of the song! What a fun way to present it, too. And just so you know....we Americans REALLY need to get with the program and celebrate for 12days! There is just too much fun to be had to get it all done in one or two days!
Diana - you are so talented.....I'm amazed at what you come up with!!
Wishing you and John and everyone else a fabulous Christmas season together with friends and family.
love and hugs :)
Pauline and Vern
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