12 Days of Christmas

[J4SON97]

07904846030 ring me

[LukasSafira]

Even though christmas is like 350 days away im putting my christmas tree up tomorrow no joke

[Zunderberg87]

needs more birds imo.

[vgfroggy77]

Cute

[oleg2030]

Wow, what a song!!!

[BrianDempski]

+ A partridge in a pear tree signifies "Jesus Christ on the Cross".

+ Two turtle doves refer to the "Old and New Testaments".

+ Three French hens stand for "Faith, Hope, and Love".

+ Four calling birds are the "four evangelists who wrote the Gospels "

+ Five golden rings recall the "first five books of the Old Testament".

+ Six geese-a-laying is the reminder of the "six days of Creation".

[BrianDempski]

+ Seven swans-a-swimming represents the "seven gifts of the Holy Spirit".

+ Eight maids-a-milking refers to the "Eight Beatitudes".

+ Nine ladies dancing represents the "Nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit".

+ Ten lords-a-leaping signify the "Ten Commandments".

+ Eleven pipers piping refer to the "eleven faithful disciples".

+ Twelve drummers drumming symbolize the "twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed".

[Satyr88912]

It is pretty disgusting how much nasty and/or disrespectful comments are on this video. Keep your orgies and hateful comments to yourselves.

[1karenjones9]

just song this with my lil sister ^_^

[coycanela2010]

on the 1st day of xmas a cool guy send to me 1 thousand $ so on

[CommonSenseCS2009]

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[xxspiderpigxxy]

love this

[TheBlanco1996]

It took me 10 years to find this!!!..thanks!

[brettos10]

@TheBlanco1996 did you ever think of opening your eyes?

[thuandanh1555]

i been trying to find this song FOREVER

[RubyRavenclaw]

I love to sing the fast part! :DDD

[Dirtypotatoeater]

Needs more cowbell.

[Dmacc502]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL.!!

[09weaver1]

merry christmas everyone and a happy new year

[Haylz22xxXx]

Love that song xx

[se7ensnakes]

I am not a christian, and i dont buy gifts BUT I LOVE CHRISTMAS and songs like this are the reason.

[God0is0amazing101]

haha french hens wear burays? i guess God created the buray(:

[apache405]

@aforencich: You would calculate that.

@ReflectingLink: What kind of gold?

[sinynickelback619]

@ComradeAH1994, Same here

[aforencich]

What is someone supposed to do with 12 partridges, 12 pear trees, 22 turtle doves, 30 french hens, 36 calling birds, 40 golden rings, 42 swans a-swimming, 40 maids a-milking, 36 ladies dancing, 30 lords a-leaping, 22 pipers piping, and 12 drummers drumming, exactly?

[ArnoldSchwarznigger]

@aforencich Eat them!

[emin777ify]

@aforencich sell it for money

[emin777ify]

@aforencich sell it for money

[HUSKEYPUPPY]

@aforencich I think it's kind of pathetic that you actually counted how many of each thing there was in the song, but I agree why would anyone want that much of all that stuff anyways?

[aforencich]

@HUSKEYPUPPY I didn't count them at all, actually. The pattern's not all that complicated. 12 * 1 (partridges + pear trees) + 11 * 2 turtle doves + 10 * 3 french hens + etc. etc. And it's also symmetrical after 6 * 7.

[HUSKEYPUPPY]

@aforencich I see, but I still agree.

[AChickenBoo]

@HUSKEYPUPPY I think someone sending you all that crap would be grounds for a restraining order.

[HUSKEYPUPPY]

@AChickenBoo I agree in fact I think they should deserve restraining orders for everything they sent to you.

[thieluar]

@aforencich That sounds to me like a heck of an orgy.

[God0is0amazing101]

@aforencich sell everything and make more gold rings(:

[WhiteKestrell]

@aforencich What to do with those? Good question... Well keep the 36 dancing ladies and sell the rest on eBay. 36 Arabian dancers, no better sign of true love :)

[MsWisePagan]

@aforencich Simple. A nice large freezer for the animals, "Cash for Gold" for the rings and put the others to work for you. :-)

[MegapiemanPHD]

@aforencich Start a Revolution Sir....Start a Revolution!

[ViviTheStarkid]

It's a feast.

[xxspiderpigxxy]

@aforencich donno

[RevolverLochness]

@aforencich Sell them on Craigslist

[Tiercel5]

@aforencich- well, you could roast the patridges, harvest the pear trees and sell the fruits, sell the turtle doves for a mint, keep the french hens for lots of eggs, give the calling (colly) birds to me, send the rings to your female friends, hire the maids for housework, hire or rent the ladies as dance instructors, get the lords to join the Olympics, hire the pipers and drummers for parties, and finally, pay me a hundred dollars for giving sound advice. Happy holidays.

[IsnipeJ]

@aforencich give them to charity.. duh

[ReflectingLink]

5 Golden Rings aren't announced epicly enough.

[donvidol]

LF cky-12 days of christmas

[MiloRavenV]

poultry orgy much?

[Lander484]

merry christmas

[fantageaddict99]

this is my faviorite christmas song



[IMakeEpicSAMmiches]

Straight no chaser is the one who sings the version with todos africa

[Dorieku]

If someone sended me all these Birds I'd punch them in the face.

[ganorth937]

@Dorieku sended? hah.

[Theroguesunit6]

can anyone please tell me who sings the 12 days of xmas then it changes to africa and then carol of the bells

[ReflectWorshipMusic]

Have you seen the "12 Baby Days of Christmas"? too cute!

[danno56100]

we have to sing this for a school play. my class cant sing

[100Amsel]

the best video with this song I found here

[claudiu234567]

this is the best christmas song i ever hird

[TheRyop]

on the 5th day of xmas my true love gave to me 5 golden wings

4 sweet and sour

3 gallons of coca cola

2 dollers

and a pizza waiting for me!

[AmgCJoop]

@TheRyop lol nice try^^

[SecretWeapon7]

5 golden rings lol

[rakina24]

a partridge on a perry !!!!!

[lordmovie4u]

Jesus bless...and happy Christmas wishes from the Holy Land...Amen

[ritzrosqi]

good it's christmas na!!

[sammy1995]

best version of this song on you tube !!

[ross8783]

HAHA, just saw this. It's Tennessee Ernie Ford as the "Partridge in a Pear Tree". Nicely done!!!!!

[izzythedramamamma]

and ilove the way you put pictures and numbers and stuff :)(Y)

[izzythedramamamma]

love this song!!!

[truncale74]

For any of you parents with younger children out there, this one is a fun family activity... kids love this tune. =) 

[darian1256]

the first time i heard this song i thought it said 1 poptart in a pantree

[genecleaner]

NEVER EVER REMOVE THIS CLIP! this is the very best stuff in the tube

[BritishAirwaycaptain]

This is one of my favourite christmas songs!

[dlzoidberg]

Brilliant. Just the song sung straight, with nobody messing with it. Nice vid!

[himaru75]

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

...more, try to Google it

[roguetrip99]

Really? Kind of a stretch of the imagination...

[protoborg]

@himaru75 It's not "1 True Love". It's "a partridge in a pear tree" which is a reference to peace. "2 turtle doves" is a reference to lovers. "3 french hens" refers to family; aka. mother, father, and child. "4 calling birds" refers to the parents of the husband and wife. The rest I'm not sure about.

[Achasbajs]

@himaru75 However, if one is to trust wikipedia (and that can of course be argued against) this interpretation is of more recent times.

[alex9920iasi]

Merry Christmas to every one with friendship !!!

[MrSallysmile]

Merry christmas to all

[dancer4life989]

cool i love the classic version

[Nea146]

classic. I luv it!

[Catzwillruletheearth]

fabulous...

[0121mato]

hi please can some one email me the pictures of all of the animals in the 12 days of christmas

[xxIryshPogixx]

cute

[DarianMr]

lol we have today in school singing this song in germany (sorry for bad english i am are a german ) nice 5*

[michaelfc7]

On the twelfth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Twelve piupius swinging Eleven haka lessons Ten juicy fish heads Nine sacks of pipis Eight plants of puha Seven eels a swimming Six pois a twirling Five - big - fat - pigs ! Four huhu grubs Three flax kits Two kumera And a pukeko in a ponga tree! The New Zealand Version

[Gabby5200]

This is my favorite Christmas song

[nightstalker123321]

5 days remaining :) :) :)

[annaleah6740]

12 drummers drumming 11 pipers piping 10 lords a leaping 9 ladies dancing 8 maids a milking 7 swans a swimming, 6 geese a laying 5 GOLDEN RIIIIIIIIINGS 4 calling birds 3 french hens 2 turtle doves and A partrige in a pear tree!

[Relinquich]

guys the birds are really in it

[HarvestMoonGirl567]

whats with all the birds?

[iliketobuystuff]

They represent things, like the 2 doves represent the new and the old testaments of the bible

[CapnYoAsse]

From Wikipedia:

"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)."

[HarvestMoonGirl567]

oh yes i remeber hearing that some where thanks for reminding me :)

[bojanzeusbt]

song is great 5/5 :)

[AvantTemps]

why so many birds?

[LFSvidMan]

true love works at a bird farm I guess

[DimondCrown007]

LOLZ! You make a good point!

[AvantTemps]

@LFSvidMan

haha, funniii^^

[RedSox4484]

Glad that the real version of my favorite christmas song is still out there....Merry Christmas from Connecticut!

[theAREX]

why does the partridge look so sad? D:

[crazycrazydancersss]

''...And a partridge in a pear.........TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEE'' I LOVE THIS PART, LOL

[ohweloveeverton]

sounds like darth vader on the 2nd day of christmas

[DerekUnit]

Whats up with all the birds?

[misskattiezill]

@DerekUnit lols the WHOLE song is about birds.

[sabpcd]

love this song boy it is 9 drummers druming

[Shrimpo1919191919]

A bit angry are we?

Isn't it my right to say my opinion?

Well, don't let me stop you from praying to nothing at all, believing in something that does not exist and something that couldn't care less about your existence.

P.s. God does not love you and neither does Jesus.

[rIngle70]

they to love you

[EletricCam]

you are a fool i maybe 10 but ur real mean jesusloves us all and ii will keep prayying to him

[Shrimpo1919191919]

Well, I am a lot older than you, and have faced the facts of life. Jesus does not exist, neither does god and both won't love you. It's time you realised that.

[280ji]

Jesus Loves u this I know for the Bible tells me so!!

[Shrimpo1919191919]

You listen to what the bible tells you? Thats sad.

Jesus is dead. And so will your brain be if you keep listening to him.

[280ji]

Jesus loves you and He died for your sins. Accept His invitation and love and u'll have peace that surpasses all understanding.

[Shrimpo1919191919]

Sigh, you'll never learn.

Jesus died...full stop.

I will not love me and I will not love him.

You believe in someone that didn't exist, that's sad.

[Vilheim93]

Lol prove it or GTFO. I'm not kidding.

[280ji]

Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again. Come to Jesus and He will give u rest His yoke is easy and His burden light.

[theawesomejimmer]

amen

[evildeadgirl101]

shut up no one likes you. if they believe in god that dont mean you gotta tell them your view of the shit. incase your not familiar with the columbine massacre.. do you know why that girl died?... Eric pointed a gun at cassie and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" well if you know.. she said, "Yes." Bang! she was dead. she died for her religion. so hun if your atheist just go and take it to your atheist group and stick your dick in your mouth.. if its big enough. i doubt it is.. i bet it small

[tangdynasty]

that's pretty hypocritical for a christian. I'm one myself, but would God seriously want you to say that? and about you Shrimpo, that's your decision, but honestly, what point is there to life w/o God? the bible has been around for a couple millenia, yet no one has been able to prove any of it contradictory or scientifically wrong (besides evolution, but there's a reason why it's a theory). The entire, enormous, bible, yet there have been no inconsistencies

[tangdynasty]

the ones they've "found" have been so far-fetched it's not funny. everyone needs god. you can live your life normally, but the Bible, Jesus, and God have been proven over and over again to be true.

[Conecay]

the song is wrong..... it's:

9 pipers piping

10 ladies dancing and

11 lords-a-leaping

[YokoTheBunnie]

Actualy it's:

9 Drummers drumming

10 Pipers

11 ladies Dancing

12 lords-a-leaping

[Ia2U]

No, it's nine ladies dancing, ten lords a leaping, and eleven pipers piping.

[wwegrl046]

shes lucky...but the thing is Christmas isnt about that its about jesuses birthday

[orion1954]

@Shrimpo1919191919 Wow you just..get on my nerves.

[Ia2U]

It is celebrating Jesus' birth. The partridge represents Jesus, the two turtle doves represent his human and divine natures, three French hens represents hope, faith, and love; four calling birds represents four Gospels, five gold rings represents the five books of the Torah, six geese represents six days of creation, seven swans represents the seven sacraments, eight maids represents eight beautitudes, nine ladies represents nine choirs of angels, and ten lords represents ten commandments.

[meowmixrocks4]

those ppl got to many birds for christmas

[19TechnoFreak91]

Well.... Christmas spirit <3

I love Christmas.. On christmas day the whole family will come :) <3

[MuSiCLoVeR6930]

That's a lot of bird seed.

[SublimeArtisan]

You'd get 425 gifts. o_O

[goryuashaya]

14CPO: you are mean one, Mr. Grich!

[14CPO]

if you can dumb a nations minds down to celebrating the same thign every year then there is no telling what you could do to the minds of these people. Just imagine for a second that christmas has never been around along with birthday celebrations and haloween. Things would be no different. Its like people think it there birthday each year when in fact it actually isnt. YOu only have one birthday, the day you were born. people actually think they have birthdays each year.

[yellowfang98]

@14CPO ಠ_ಠ meanie head!

[TarlaTorres6012]

Good point, but still have some x-mas spirit :)

[Roooooosiee]

haha, Every single christmas me and my friend sing it and attempt to remeber it ahahaaa, ahhaa i love christmas.

[QueenofheartsV]

On the Twelfth day of Christmas, My true love gave 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.

[lisaancheta74]

@QueenofheartsV 

[Winterwonderland473]

luv it!

[EXPL721]

The 12 Days of Christmas: December 25 through January 6

[whatev5117]

its actually December 26-Jan 7

[jacastano2]

nice timing with the side show or how ever its spelled lol

[TriciaMarieMcMillan]

it's a slide show, because the pictures originally slid by....

[katherine151515]

yeah wot do u think. haha

[cheeseaides]

It's quality not quantity

[sisterhoodlovers20]

Toooooooooo many birds!

[BleedingNeedles]

Someone has a bird fetish.

[luisytacc]

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

I put it here due to not fitting in the 500 charachter count.

[ansatsu18]

awesome vid, 5\5

all i gotta say :)

[Nomercyman10]

Lol, 6 of them are about birds, so half have something to do with birds. Any religious meaning to that?

[luisytacc]

Yes

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.

[tmbluedragon912]

whats with all the birds?!?!?

[untrueman]

I was thinking the same thing

[haylie243]

lol same here

[JayPatoFay]

mary christmas 2 everybody n happy new year =)

[teresasfsol]

There is religious meaning behind the song. The twelve days of Christmas from 1558 to 1829 the Catholics of England were forbidden by law not practice their religion.Catholics composed secret and symbolic songs to teach their children,truth faith. Twelve day of Christ Mas is Dec 25 to Jan.6

[theawesomejimmer]

can you send me all of that in a message, i realy like what you ayhve to say, so could you pls do that :D

[teresasfsol]

The first gift, pear tree, stands for Christ. who gahters his young under His wings. The tree remind of tree of paradise.the tree of life. The two turtle doves represnt the two dove that Mary and Joseph offered in the Temple. The three French hens are Wisemen brought., three gifts of faith, hope and charity. The Four calling birds make us think of four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

[teresasfsol]

6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation

7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments

8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes

9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit

10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments

11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles

12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

[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.

6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation

[syrusfangirl1]

I don't know.

[Lawson1120]

Thanks for the video. Its the original.

[mylot011]

original thank u

[icediana]

i'm from Romania and i love this song

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I love how in the last verse they ZIP past "5 golden rings", then the standup bass starts.

[retiredinpetawawa]

I like the way the song stops on the fifth day of Christmas , its so peaceful. Im sure even A Jew Would have to appreaciate this Classic.

[swim24girl]

i love this song...and im Jewish!

[LilGirlBigDreamsx]

wow great vid! 5/5

[o0RIGL0o]

Merry Christmas!

[musicalqueen101]

Where did you get a recording of him singing this? We have TEF records for chirstmas--but I'm dying to find his albums on CD! Thanks for posting!

[xstchr]

Glad you like it. :)

I tried to find his albums on CD too but had no luck. I took this track off my old vinyl LP. Wish CD's were available.

[meaturservice]

Hey can you repost this because it says it's no longer aviliable.

[lecem]

Thanks a lot for sharing. I love this song. Unvaluable.

[soujiro32]

nice gifts... but i am only intersted in the gold rings?

[XELIASHINE]

Thanks <3

Finally found a decent version on YouTube x

[Fionaaaaa2213]

I love it !!!