Twelve Days Of Christmas

Christmas is a day when we remember the birth of Jesus, God's  best gift to us.  Over time, men have created their own traditions, including songs, to celebrate.  Here's a newer version of an old song.

12 Days of Christmas by Relient K
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This version asks the questions, "What's a partridge?  What's a pear tree?" and answers, "I don't know; so please don't ask me!"  :o)  Well, we also wanted some answers.  So we looked up the lyrics on Wikipedia and found the chart [below] that attempts to interpret the well known lyrics of this old song.

Source Article on Wiki

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" as a Catechism Song

Gift	Interpretation
A partridge in a pear tree	Jesus
Two turtle doves	The Old and New Testaments
Three French hens	The three kings bearing gifts
Four calling [sic] birds	The four Gospels
Five gold rings	The Torah or Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament
Six geese a-laying	The six days of Creation
Seven swans a-swimming	Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
Eight maids a-milking	The eight Beatitudes
Nine ladies dancing	Nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
Ten lords a-leaping	The Ten Commandments
Eleven pipers piping	The eleven faithful Apostles
Twelve drummers drumming	The twelve points of the Apostles' Creed

We share this information with our readers to encourage them to celebrate the birth of Christ and to embrace new experiences.  You may not like this song.  You may not agree with the interpretation of the lyrics offered on Wiki.  And that's fine.  That's the point.  There are some things that we as Christians must agree upon.  For instance, we must all believe that Jesus is our Savior.  But there are other things that can and should be open for discussion.  That is the point we are making here.

We hope you enjoy not only this quest for knowledge but the entire Christmas season.  Here's another video for those who enjoy a more traditional version of The Twelve Days Of Christmas:

Twelve Days of Christmas (Traditional)
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