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On The First Day of Christmas

The document is a retelling of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" across twelve days, with each day listing the gifts received from the true love. On each successive day, the gifts from the previous days are repeated in addition to the new gift of that day. By the twelfth day, all the gifts from the previous eleven days have been received. The retelling questions some of the more unusual gifts like a partridge in a pear tree and suggests they would make for terrible gifts.

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On The First Day of Christmas

The document is a retelling of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" across twelve days, with each day listing the gifts received from the true love. On each successive day, the gifts from the previous days are repeated in addition to the new gift of that day. By the twelfth day, all the gifts from the previous eleven days have been received. The retelling questions some of the more unusual gifts like a partridge in a pear tree and suggests they would make for terrible gifts.

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On the first day of Christmas Four calling birds,

My true love gave to me Three French hens,

A partridge in a pear tree Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the second day of Christmas

My true love gave to me What's a partridge?

Two turtle doves What's a pear tree?

And a partridge in a pear tree Well, I don't know so please don't ask me

But I can bet those are terrible gifts to get

On the third day of Christmas

My true love gave to me On the sixth day of Christmas

Three French hens, My true love gave to me

Two turtle doves, Six geese-a-laying,

And a partridge in a pear tree Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

On the fourth day of Christmas Three French hens,

My true love gave to me Two turtle doves,

Four calling birds, And a partridge in a pear tree

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves, On the seventh day of Christmas

and a partridge in a pear tree My true love gave to me

Seven swans-a-swimming,

On the fifth day of Christmas Six geese-a-laying,

My true love gave to me Five golden rings,

Five golden rings, Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree


On the tenth day of Christmas

On the eighth day of Christmas My true love gave to me

My true love gave to me Ten lords-a-leaping,

Eight maids-a-milking, Nine ladies dancing,

Seven swans-a-swimming, Eight maids-a-milking,

Six geese-a-laying, Seven swans-a-swimming,

Five golden rings, Six geese-a-laying,

Four calling birds, Five Limousines,

Three French hens, Four—

Two turtle doves, Three French—

And a partridge in a pear tree Two doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the ninth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me On eleventh day of Christmas

Nine ladies dancing, My true love gave to me

Eight maids-a-milking, Eleven pipers piping,

Seven swans-a-swimming, Ten lords-a-leaping,

Six geese-a-laying, Nine ladies dancing,

Oh, aw-e-aw, Eight maids-a-milking,

Four calling birds, Seven swans-a-swimming,

Three French hens, Six geese-a-laying,

Two turtle doves, Five golden rings,

And a partridge in a pear tree Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

What's a partridge? Two turtle doves,

What's a pear tree? And a partridge in a pear tree

Well, I don't know so please don't ask me

But I can bet those are terrible gifts to get 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!

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