Come on you know you want to sing this

History of the Song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

There are widely circulated claims that the “true love” of the song refers to God and that each verse represents a point of Christian doctrine as follows:

1 Partridge in a Pear Tree (Jesus)

2 Turtle Doves (The Old and New Testaments)

3 French Hens (Faith, Hope and Love)

4 Calling Birds (The Four Gospels or the Four Evangelists)

5 Golden Rings (The First Five Books of the Old Testament, the “Pentateuch”)

6 Geese A-Laying (The Six Days of Creation)

7 Swans A-Swimming (The Seven Gifts of the Spirit or the Seven Sacraments)

8 Maids A-Milking (The Eight Beatitudes)

9 Ladies Dancing (The Nine Fruits of the 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 Apostles Creed)