Love it or hate it, the “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a staple tune of, well, Christmas. Singing it over and over again, or perhaps yucking it up to a popular parody, is one of many favorite Christmas ...
The lyrics of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” once said “four colly birds” rather than “four calling birds.” When the Christmas music begins in earnest in late November, it's easy for it to go ...
The English carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, in which each verse builds upon the last, detailing the increasingly elaborate gifts that a "true love" has given to the singer.