The Twelve Days Of Christmas

[HiLeeXplosive91]

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:D

[LukeActionFilms]

Zoot if you like Burl Ives. :)

[7megacar]

dis song makes me wana kill myself

[bullikins]

@7megacar Please listen to it as many times as necessary...

[MelovepieVEVO]

Burl Ives is my cousin, no joke really.<3 and miss you

[pipsqueak56]

FIVE GOOOLLLLDDDD RIIINNNNGGGSSS

[amysames123]

this is my fav song

[estrelladelcosmos]

@dannytheseasider

8 maids a-milking are the eight beatitudes

9 ladies dancing reflect the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.

10 lords a leaping exemplify the ten commandments

11 pipers piping denote the eleven faithful disciples

The 12 drummers drumming symbolize the twelve points of doctrine in the apostols

creed.

[iwannABBIEfamous]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[totalassface]

every gift is almost a bird

[muybridge54]

What are the Christian symbols for the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th days of Christmas?

[naquanawynter]

nice



[midsaint776]

COME ON , HOW CAN ANYONE POSSIBLY NOT LIKE THIS ? I THINK IT'S LOVELY

[akabluerose18]

do you know the meaning of each symbol? (heheheh!)

[13AxelRoxas]

a Cow Shat on my floor i've got 6 geese giving birth 7 swans haven't figured out my carpet isn't water what happened 2 the other 3 rings (lord of the rings) and i have over 10 birds and the drumers won't stfu up and nither will the pipers and i beliver those dancing women are hookers :/

[TheCurlyHairs]

FINALLY... a good version! no rock, no weird stuff like dragons, phineas and ferb or shrek.. -_- THANKS FOR POSTING ! :D

[yueshein20]

who sang this version?

[ukijhu97]

nananghgf.....FIVE GOLD RINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fallenxxleaves]

i wish there were 12 days of christmas

[ianern32]

Man, that's one creepy stalker chick. Just get a bottle of aftershave or something luv, you're trying way too hard.

[ViolettsChief]

this is a stupid song...

[ReflectWorshipMusic]

have you seen the 12 baby days of Christmas?

[TheDelfines09]

your pichers suck and the voieces

[pbeverlyshey]

@TheDelfines09 your spelling sucks and everything else is second to your spelling

[TheDelfines09]

your pichers suck and the voieces too

[TheMissKatieK]

GOD BLESS US ALL WITH HIS WONDERFUL WAYS ALL THE WAY FROM FLORIDA!!!

[dzunghuunguuyen1964]

That right!

[NerdyGoodGIRL]

@Estrelladelcosmos I love that! That is so Beautiful, Meaningful, Special and Much Needed. It reminds Us whose Birthday it really is. JESUS: The REAL REASON FOR THE SEASON. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!!!!!!!

[TheKyle3458]

this is a funny song

[Purplemonkeyonabike]

i used to think it said a partridge in a pantry

[Dolphindream15]

yes its burl Ives I saw burl Ives in concert when he was here on campus,,,mom knew most of the songs I only knew 2 that he sang big rock candy mountian and jimmy cracked corns I dont care was the last song he sang,,

[PrincessPeach7780]

By the time the days are over you'll have gotten: 12 partridges in pear trees, 22 turtle doves, 30 French Hen, 36 calling birds, 40 golden rings (I could make some money off of that), 42 geese of laying, 42 swans of swimming (So now we have 148 birds), 40 maids of milking (Free labor), 36 ladies dancing, 30 lords of leaping (What am I going to do with leaping lords?), 22 pipers piping (I could put them with the ladies and start a band!), and 12 drummers drumming.

[kb9vib]

@PrincessPeach7780 not to mention, if you were the one sending you would be bankrupted. You can put the geese, hens, and the cows in the freezer after Christmas. Think of the free food. lol I think of strange things like that.

[Windows7UIRocks]

Merry Christmas "although its september lol"

[Windows7aero]

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[prankpatrol89]

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[GoodShepherdBandFan]

I'm so glad that some one put up the full version!

[14mdiaz]

slothsrkewl how did u do that

[slothsrkewl]

̿' ̿'\̵͇̿̿\з=(•̪●)=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿ go THIS SONG

[Badge80]

Merry Christmas from Sydney Australia

[silverdream26]

I love this Christmas carol

[yellowcooln]

IT IS "GIVE TO ME" NOT "SENT TO ME" BITCH

[fredrocks222]

actually it IS Sent To Me no need to flip out

[aryowailangitoyo97]

the real one is sent me! you know!

[sootell]

Merry christmas nice pictures nice song 5 *****

felipe

[paleblondegoddez]

Thank you for posting this. Now I have learned to sing this song myself as well, whilst listening to this.

It is such a lovely carol!!

[patintin]

i have been looking for this!!!!! finally!!! LOVE it.. thanks for sharing. =]

[estrelladelcosmos]

-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

-The four calling birds were the four gospels

-The five golden rings recalled the Torah first five books of the Old T

-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

[PhillyRoja]

@estrelladelcosmos

AMEN, PRAISE FATHER GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR SHARING THIS!!!

[viva1622]

@estrelladelcosmos i didnt know that so many people knew that its so cool

[ilania95]

@estrelladelcosmos Surprisign! Thank you for the explanation :) I've always wodered what the birds were.

[chihuahua221]

when we do it a school we sint on the 12 day we found upon the

FLOORHA

[BananaNutSwirl]

not to be mean or anything but the timing is a little off once it goes to the fourth day of christmas

[cry4me2day]

@BannaNutSwirl it's an old song you know. it seams like it has been here forever....... this is the classic version i suppose... if you don't like it that well... then you are welcome to listen to a different version.

[hamstagals100]

Rubish

[elsiemercanofnegras]

EXACTLY the song I was looking for!

[Thorheld]

My thoughts exactly. Thank God for people who actually post nice stuff. Thanks!

[msashleymae19]

finally an actual video of the actual song, thankyou for posting this

[elementfreak12341]

i cant wait for christmas!!

5 golden rings

ow ow!

[sk8r4ever329]

its october but i love chirstmas

[cutebernard012]

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 seven 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 twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

[cutebernard012]

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

[toumayorgo]

i like ur idea this is all true i have the new testament

[LaLeroux]

I love this song, thank you for sharing.

[kazza2k8]

this version gives you the real spirit its the traditional way of christmas unlike the rock versions it just make christmas crazy

[TaylorSwift560]

I love this Christmas song! I like how you did it!

[skolton2]

if u can sing the hole thing what out stanrd u are awsome XD -.-

[cutecarson]

poyenl YOU SHOULD MAKE A SONG IT WOULD BEFUNNY.LOL.

[010psmatrixman]

Merry Christmas

[teresasfsol]

Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments (Mary and Josephs offerings)

3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues

4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.

[sphinxrising58]

Sorry, but according to Wiki, what you stated is folklore so quoting Wiki:

A bit of modern folklore claims that the song's lyrics were written as a "catechism song" to help young Catholics learn their faith, at a time when practicing Catholicism was discouraged in England (1558 until 1829). There is no substantive primary evidence supporting this claim, and no evidence that the claim is historical, or "anything but a fanciful modern day speculation."

[teresasfsol]

spininx, Some people believe there is no evidence Jesus was existed.

[sphinxrising58]

What does that have to do with the origin of this song, as it was already established any connection to religion & this song is folklore ?

Rather or not Jesus existed is irrelevant.

[teresasfsol]

How many days do you celebrate Christmas ?

We celebrate 12 days Dec. 25 to Jan. 6.

Enjoy the song.

[sphinxrising58]

We usually celbrate one day for X-mass, but the overall celebration lasts until after the 1st of January.

[teresasfsol]

But that is not still 12 days of Christmas.

[sphinxrising58]

What part os there is not 12 days of X-mass did you fail to comprehend ? You do your thing, & we will do ours.

[antonkikec]

you know guys this song make sense. We celebrate Christmas on 6-7Jan. And the whole Christmas period is until 18Jan. So from 6-18Jan - 12 days:)

[sphinxrising58]

In fact, variations in lyrics provide evidence against the "catechism song" origin. For example, the four Gospels often are described as the "four calling birds," when in fact the phrase "calling birds" is a modern (probably 20th century) phonetic misunderstanding of "colly birds" (blackbirds).

[skyguild]

i sang this for the winter concert but in spanish for elementary i was to shy to sing but i did get to play with the bells :D :P ^_^ i like this vid 5/5

[lacaduku]

thanks for the song it is brilliant...........marry christmas to you all ... we love it xxxxx

[lacaduku]

merry*

[poyenl]

i made one called my friend On the twelfth day of christmas brooke gave to me 12 of her own hair 11 joe jonas 10 zac efron 9 disturbed 8 jonas brothers 7 love hearts 6 camp rocks 5 blowing kisses 4 smiles 3 hot pics 2 long hugs and a big kiss in the lips

[jacqueline22041980]

Perfect song for those who have trouble sleeping over night. And traditional for foreigners starting learning english.

[yumiz03]

THIS SONG IS SO FREAKIN BORING

[qlittledreamq]

what is the real title of this song ?!

[belianis]

And where would the lucky(?) lady put away all her 416 presents: 12 partridges, 12 pear trees, 22 turtledoves, 30 French hens, 36 colly birds, 40 ring-necked pheasants, 42 geese, 42 swans, 40 maids, 40 cows, 36 dancing ladies, 30 lords, 22 pipers and 12 drummers?

The gifts of the first seven days are ALL BIRDS: the golden rings are actually RING-NECKED PHEASANTS.

[sphinxrising58]

Um, it all adds up to 78, lol

[belianis]

1st Day: 1 partridge and one tree=2

2d Day: 2 turtledoves, 1 p and one t=4

3d Day:3 F hens, 2 t, 1 p, and one t=7

4th Day: 4 c birds, 3 fh, 2 t, 1 p and one t=11

5th Day: 5 ring-necked pheasants, 4 cb, 3 fh, 2 t, 1 partridge and one t=16

You continue this way through all 12 days, finally coming up with 416 presents.

[belianis]

Yes, I have read about that; the two turtledoves, for ex, are the Old and New Testaments.

[krisnin]

this is the only version of this song that's worth watching, thanxs for sharing this traditional carol, and mery christmas

[mithwenarataur]

after looking for this song all over youtube, I have to agree with krisnin. Thanks!

[sokkergirl97]

i luv this song

[Beholderofpeace]

Thx for ceeping up the traditional christmas songs that way :)

Im happy these songs don´t turn into pop and rock versions. This is a really nice one.

Thank u a 1000 times!

[hadza20032002]

the best so far thanks for posting a sane version

[Komaoala]

Ok although this is not perfect, it's the best version of "12 Days of Christmas" on Youtube thus far. =o) Thanks for uploading.

[kaylahodem]

rite its not that hard to post normal soongs

[Komaoala]

Finally!!! A song that I can be thankful for...

[candlelitdreamz]

yes this is Berl Ives..lol

[Mortuvir]

Holy crap. Is that Berl Ives ?

[shygirl600]

beautiful I know the song bye heart I always sing it 12 days before Christmas...lol

[candlelitdreamz]

lol yes i guess u could say i'm a girl..but ummm and old lady maybe..i'm 51...lol

[radagastdk]

@candlelitdreamz thats not old! merry Xmas :)

[alucardski143]

where is the original version?

[candlelitdreamz]

i'm not sure what u mean

[alucardski143]

i mean the original version where it was first sang by? you know?

[candlelitdreamz]

oh gosh i dont know hun

[alucardski143]

hehe... are you a girl candlelit? add my name... thanks...

[dudeproductions100]

@alucardski143 in some roman catholic church a long time ago

[XDJOHNNYFORTXD]

@alucardski143 the original version of the is song is in a foreign language and is very old.

[641990]

Finally a normal version

[ariastoteles]

The most beautiful version in yutube of this Christmas Carrol. Greetings.

[NeenerBalls]

finally, someone singing it not retardedly...!

[sookietex]

thank you, well done...someone understands :-)

[LTF6161]

Very nicely done. Thank you!

[spokeraq]

thanks, i was looking for this!

[Starleafgirl]

me too! So, yeah, thanks, to the person who made this! ^_^

[helloamisupposttonoy]

wow i worte them all down!!! love it!

[spoilrotten13]

good job i mess up tho but they did good

[tipman2010]

i love this song