12 Days of Christmas Lyrics
Need to know the lyrics to the "12 Days of Christmas," a classic Christmas carol that dates back to the 16th century? The song represents the 12 days between the birth of Jesus Christ and the coming of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem.1 It's first known recording was by James O. Halliwell in 1842 and its first known reference in print was in Mirth Without Mischief in 1780. 2
Fast Facts
- Frederick Austin wrote the standard arrangement of the song
- First written in French1
- First printed: 1780
- First recorded: 1842
Cost of Presents
- 2007: $19,5073
- 2006: $18,9204
- 2005: $18,3485
- 1996: $13,196 6
- 1995: $12,482 7
Final Verse
- On the twelfth day of Christmas,
- my true love sent 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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