"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly numerous gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. The song, published in England in 1780 without music as a chant or rhyme, is thought to be French in origin.
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The first day of Christmas
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A partridge in a pear tree
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The second day of Christmas
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Two turtle doves (and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The third day of Christmas
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Three French hens (two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The fourth day of Christmas
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Four calling birds (three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The fifth day of Christmas
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Five gold rings (four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The sixth day of Christmas
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Six geese-a-laying (five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The seventh day of Christmas
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Seven swans-a-swimming (six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The eighth day of Christmas
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Eight maids-a-milking (seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The ninth day of Christmas
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Nine ladies dancing (eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The tenth day of Christmas
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Ten lords-a-leaping (nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The eleventh day of Christmas
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Eleven pipers piping (ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The twelfth day of Christmas
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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 gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
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The first day of Christmas
A partridge in a pear tree
The second day of Christmas
Two turtle doves (and a partridge in a pear tree)
The third day of Christmas
Three French hens (two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The fourth day of Christmas
Four calling birds (three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The fifth day of Christmas
Five gold rings (four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The sixth day of Christmas
Six geese-a-laying (five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The seventh day of Christmas
Seven swans-a-swimming (six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The eighth day of Christmas
Eight maids-a-milking (seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The ninth day of Christmas
Nine ladies dancing (eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The tenth day of Christmas
Ten lords-a-leaping (nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The eleventh day of Christmas
Eleven pipers piping (ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)
The twelfth day of Christmas
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 gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree)