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The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)

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The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol and nursery rhyme. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker (Edith) by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day). The carol, whose words were first published in England in the late eighteenth century, has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 68. A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin.

Infobox

Published
c. 1780
Genre
Christmas carol, nursery rhyme (counting-out)
Composer
Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin

Tables

Mirth WithoutMischief, 1780
Mirth WithoutMischief, 1780
Source
Mirth WithoutMischief, 1780
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear-tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Maids a milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a leaping
Angus, 1774–1825
Angus, 1774–1825
Source
Angus, 1774–1825
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Maids a milking
9
Ladies Dancing
10
Lords-a-Leaping
11
Drummers Drumming
12
Pipers Piping
Baring-Gould, c. 1840 (1974)
Baring-Gould, c. 1840 (1974)
Source
Baring-Gould, c. 1840 (1974)
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Part of a juniper tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colley birds
5
A golden ring
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Hares a running
9
Ladies dancing
10
Lords a playing
11
Bears a baiting
12
Bulls a roaring
Halliwell, 1842
Halliwell, 1842
Source
Halliwell, 1842
Giver
My mother sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear-tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Canary birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Ladies dancing
9
Lords a leaping
10
Ships a sailing
11
Ladies spinning
12
Bells ringing
Rimbault, 1846
Rimbault, 1846
Source
Rimbault, 1846
Giver
My mother sent to me
1
Parteridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Canary birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Ladies dancing
9
Lords a leaping
10
Ships a sailing
11
Ladies spinning
12
Bells ringing
Halliwell, 1853
Halliwell, 1853
Source
Halliwell, 1853
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Swans a swimming
8
Maids a milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a leaping
Salmon, 1855
Salmon, 1855
Source
Salmon, 1855
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge upon a pear-tree
2
Turtle-doves
3
French hens
4
Collie birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a-leaping
Caledonian, 1858
Caledonian, 1858
Source
Caledonian, 1858
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge upon a pear-tree
2
Turtle-doves
3
French hens
4
Collie birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Fifers fifing
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a-leaping
Husk, 1864
Husk, 1864
Source
Husk, 1864
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear-tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colley birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a-leaping
Hughes, 1864
Hughes, 1864
Source
Hughes, 1864
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge and a pear tree
2
Turtle-doves
3
Fat hens
4
Ducks quacking
5
Hares running
6
"and so on"
7
8
9
10
11
12
Cliftonian, 1867
Cliftonian, 1867
Source
Cliftonian, 1867
Giver
My true-love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear-tree
2
Turtle-doves
3
French hens
4
Colley birds
5
Gold rings
6
Ducks a-laying
7
Swans swimming
8
Hares a-running
9
Ladies dancing
10
Lords a-leaping
11
Badgers baiting
12
Bells a-ringing
Clark, 1875
Clark, 1875
Source
Clark, 1875
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colour'd birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese laying
7
Swans swimming
8
Maids milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords leaping
Kittredge, 1877 (1917)
Kittredge, 1877 (1917)
Source
Kittredge, 1877 (1917)
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Some part of a juniper tree/And some part of a juniper tree
2
French hens
3
Turtle doves
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
[forgotten by the singer]
9
Lambs a-bleating
10
Ladies dancing
11
Lords a-leading
12
Bells a-ringing
Henderson, 1879
Henderson, 1879
Source
Henderson, 1879
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge upon a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Curley birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese laying
7
Swans swimming
8
Maids milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
12
Barnes, 1882
Barnes, 1882
Source
Barnes, 1882
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
The sprig of a juniper tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Coloured birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Hares a-running
9
Bulls a-roaring
10
Men a-mowing
11
Dancers a-dancing
12
Fiddlers a-fiddling
Stokoe, 1882
Stokoe, 1882
Source
Stokoe, 1882
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge on a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a leaping
Kidson, 1891
Kidson, 1891
Source
Kidson, 1891
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Merry partridge on a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colley birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers piping
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a leaping
Scott, 1892
Scott, 1892
Source
Scott, 1892
Giver
My true love brought to me
1
Very pretty peacock upon a pear tree
2
Turtle-doves
3
French hens
4
Corley birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Pipers playing
10
Drummers drumming
11
Lads a-louping
12
Ladies dancing
Cole, 1900
Cole, 1900
Source
Cole, 1900
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Parteridge upon a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Colly birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a laying
7
Squabs a swimming
8
Hounds a running
9
Bears a beating
10
Cocks a crowing
11
Lords a leaping
12
Ladies a dancing
Sharp, 1905
Sharp, 1905
Source
Sharp, 1905
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Goldie ring, and the part of a June apple tree
2
Turtle doves, and the part of a mistletoe bough
3
French hens
4
Colley birds
5
Goldie rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Boys a-singing
9
Ladies dancing
10
Asses racing
11
Bulls a-beating
12
Bells a-ringing
Leicester Daily Post, 1907
Leicester Daily Post, 1907
Source
Leicester Daily Post, 1907
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
A partridge upon a pear-tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Collie dogs
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a milking
9
Drummers drumming
10
Pipers playing
11
Ladies dancing
12
Lords a-leaping
Austin, 1909
Austin, 1909
Source
Austin, 1909
Giver
My true love sent to me
1
Partridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Calling birds
5
Gold rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Ladies dancing
10
Lords a-leaping
11
Pipers piping
12
Drummers drumming
Swortzell, 1966
Swortzell, 1966
Source
Swortzell, 1966
Giver
My true love gave to me
1
Partridge in a pear tree
2
Turtle doves
3
French hens
4
Collie birds
5
Golden rings
6
Geese a-laying
7
Swans a-swimming
8
Maids a-milking
9
Pipers piping
10
Drummers drumming
11
Lords a-leaping
12
Ladies dancing
Source
Giver
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Mirth WithoutMischief, 1780
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear-tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Maids a milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Angus, 1774–1825
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Maids a milking
Ladies Dancing
Lords-a-Leaping
Drummers Drumming
Pipers Piping
Baring-Gould, c. 1840 (1974)
My true love sent to me
Part of a juniper tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colley birds
A golden ring
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Hares a running
Ladies dancing
Lords a playing
Bears a baiting
Bulls a roaring
Halliwell, 1842
My mother sent to me
Partridge in a pear-tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Canary birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Ships a sailing
Ladies spinning
Bells ringing
Rimbault, 1846
My mother sent to me
Parteridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Canary birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Ships a sailing
Ladies spinning
Bells ringing
Halliwell, 1853
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Swans a swimming
Maids a milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Salmon, 1855
My true love sent to me
Partridge upon a pear-tree
Turtle-doves
French hens
Collie birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Caledonian, 1858
My true love sent to me
Partridge upon a pear-tree
Turtle-doves
French hens
Collie birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Drummers drumming
Fifers fifing
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Husk, 1864
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear-tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colley birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Hughes, 1864
My true love sent to me
Partridge and a pear tree
Turtle-doves
Fat hens
Ducks quacking
Hares running
"and so on"
Cliftonian, 1867
My true-love sent to me
Partridge in a pear-tree
Turtle-doves
French hens
Colley birds
Gold rings
Ducks a-laying
Swans swimming
Hares a-running
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Badgers baiting
Bells a-ringing
Clark, 1875
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colour'd birds
Gold rings
Geese laying
Swans swimming
Maids milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords leaping
Kittredge, 1877 (1917)
My true love sent to me
Some part of a juniper tree/And some part of a juniper tree
French hens
Turtle doves
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
[forgotten by the singer]
Lambs a-bleating
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leading
Bells a-ringing
Henderson, 1879
My true love sent to me
Partridge upon a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Curley birds
Gold rings
Geese laying
Swans swimming
Maids milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Barnes, 1882
My true love sent to me
The sprig of a juniper tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Coloured birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Hares a-running
Bulls a-roaring
Men a-mowing
Dancers a-dancing
Fiddlers a-fiddling
Stokoe, 1882
My true love sent to me
Partridge on a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Kidson, 1891
My true love sent to me
Merry partridge on a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colley birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers piping
Ladies dancing
Lords a leaping
Scott, 1892
My true love brought to me
Very pretty peacock upon a pear tree
Turtle-doves
French hens
Corley birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Pipers playing
Drummers drumming
Lads a-louping
Ladies dancing
Cole, 1900
My true love sent to me
Parteridge upon a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Colly birds
Gold rings
Geese a laying
Squabs a swimming
Hounds a running
Bears a beating
Cocks a crowing
Lords a leaping
Ladies a dancing
Sharp, 1905
My true love sent to me
Goldie ring, and the part of a June apple tree
Turtle doves, and the part of a mistletoe bough
French hens
Colley birds
Goldie rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Boys a-singing
Ladies dancing
Asses racing
Bulls a-beating
Bells a-ringing
Leicester Daily Post, 1907
My true love sent to me
A partridge upon a pear-tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Collie dogs
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a milking
Drummers drumming
Pipers playing
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Austin, 1909
My true love sent to me
Partridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Calling birds
Gold rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Ladies dancing
Lords a-leaping
Pipers piping
Drummers drumming
Swortzell, 1966
My true love gave to me
Partridge in a pear tree
Turtle doves
French hens
Collie birds
Golden rings
Geese a-laying
Swans a-swimming
Maids a-milking
Pipers piping
Drummers drumming
Lords a-leaping
Ladies dancing

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