10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas’
There are more bird references than you thought. Unless you’re referring to the Insane Clown Posse’s version of the song.
1. Cumulatively, There Are 364 Gifts In The Song
Gee, I wonder what it would cost to buy them all?
2. Estimated Cost Of The 12 Days Of Christmas Gifts - $101,120
3. It’s Actually Four ‘Colly Birds,’ Not ‘Calling Birds’…
These lyrics are more misunderstood than the lyrics to Elton John’s Rocket Man.
4. The Scottish Version Includes An Arabian Baboon As A Gift
5. A Version From France Includes The Verse: ‘11 Full-Breasted Maidens’
This version also includes ‘two breasts of veal, three joints of beef, four pigs’ trotters, five legs of mutton.’ It’s an incredibly gluttonous song when sung in the French tradition.
6. The Five Gold Rings Actually Refer To Another Bird - The Ring Necked Pheasant - Not Jewelry
7. Dogs Love ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas!’
FACT.
8. The Muppets And John Denver Once Performed ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas’ Together
9. The Insane Clown Posse Recorded A Version Of The Song
It’s less risque than that French rendition.
10. And So Did The Cast Of Twin Peaks!
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thefunkygibson a year agoFrom Wikipedia, which seems to be the extent of the fact checking here… “In Scotland, early in the 19th century, the recitation began: “The king sent his lady on the first Yule day, | A popingo-aye [parrot]; | Wha learns my carol and carries it away?” The succeeding gifts were two partridges, three plovers, a goose that was grey, three starlings, three goldspinks, a bull that was brown, three ducks a-merry laying, three swans a-merry swimming, an Arabian baboon, three hinds a-merry hunting, three maids a-merry dancing, three stalks o’ merry corn.[2]” I can assure you that the version sung in Scotland in the 21st century is the same as everyone else’s, since contrary to popular belief we’re not still in the 19th century over here…
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