The Twelve Days of Christmas carol was once a popular party game in the 1700-1800s where making a mistake in the lyrics meant you would have to give up a small token, sweet, or perhaps even a kiss!
first appeared in print in 1780
It wasn’t always ‘4 Calling Birds’…they show up as canaries, mockingbirds, colly birds(archaic term for black birds),
according to howstuffworks.com, the 12 Days of Christmas is the time it took for the three magi, or three wise men, to travel to Bethlehem for the Epiphany
11 pipers piping
represents: the 11 disciples, minus Judas after the betrayal
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A Florida Christmas
A seagull in a palm tree Two mouse ears Three launching shuttles Four snapping alligators Five Golden Oranges Six dolphins leaping Seven flamingos flocking Eight key lime pies baking Nine manatees munching Ten hurricanes blowing Eleven tourists tanning Twelve early birds dancing
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“It says, “Dear Rudolph: Now that Christmas is over, we’d like you to be a contestant on Dancing With The Stars”
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