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12 Days of Christmas - Straight No Chaser



Saw this on Youtube while searching for a particular version of the song.
Hope you like it!

Enjoy Christmas peeps!

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- Kendra!

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Twelve Days of Christmas

On the (first) day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree

Repeat adding one of these lines each time

Two turtle doves
Three french hens
Four colly birds
Five gold rings
Six geese a-laying
Seven swans a-swimming
Eight maids a-milking
Nine ladies dancing
Ten lords a-leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming

ending with

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 gold rings
Four colly birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree

This 'urban legend' says that the song was written at a time when Roman Catholic worship was illegal in England and Catholics had to find covert ways of communicating their faith.

The Twelve Days of Christmas, the story goes, was written to contain the basic beliefs of Catholicism, masked in secular words.

A partridge in a pear tree.
Said to symbolise Jesus Christ, a mother partridge protecting her nestlings (Jesus's followers).
Two turtle doves.
The Old and the New Testaments.
Three French hens.
The Christian virtues of faith, hope and charity.
Four calling/colly birds.
The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Five gold rings.
The first five books of the Old Testament telling the story of man's fall from grace.
Six geese a laying.
The six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Eight maids a-milking.
The eight Beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing.
The nine fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Ten lords a-leaping.
The Ten Commandments.
Eleven pipers piping.
The eleven faithful disciples.
Twelve drummers drumming.
The twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

Unfortunately, there is no evidence that the carol was written for that purpose.

However, be it legend or not, this carol is sure useful in teaching and remembering the basics of our Christian Faith!

Origins or other carols can be found: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/christmas/carols_1.shtml Top Ten Reasons to Celebrate Advent

10. You get to start celebrating New Year's early.

Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christians. [Liturgical -- from liturgy, which means the forms and functions of public worship.] The dates of Advent vary each year, but it always contains the four Sundays before Christmas Day. This year Advent starts on November 29.

9. Christmas Procrastinators Rule!

If you observe Advent, you have a legitimate reason for putting off all sorts of things -- decorating, putting up your Christmas tree, buying presents. (Be sure to get your Mom's present, though ...) In the Christian realm, Christmas-celebrating doesn't start until Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. But then you have 12 whole days of Christmas afterward! Christmas ends with Epiphany (January 6), the day when we remember the Wise Men arriving to worship the Christ child.

8. Go ahead, all the other Christians are doing it!

Well, OK, not all Christians are observing Advent. (One Christian even asked me if Advent was a Jewish holiday.) But Advent's been around since the early centuries of Christianity. In recent years, more denominations are starting to observe Advent -- kind of recapturing our history.

7. Offers an excellent alternative to decorating with red and green.

The colors of Advent are purple or blue. You may see these colors in your church vestments (the cloths on the altar or podium), in the stoles worn by your pastor or choir, in the color of the candles on the Advent wreath. These are royal colors, calling to mind the Coming of the Son of God.

6. If you LOVE candles, you'll LOVE Advent!

Lots of folks celebrate Advent by using an Advent wreath. It's often four candles on a circular wreath signifying the four weeks of Advent. A candle in the center is the Christ candle, lit on Christmas Day and Epiphany. Usually the four candles are purple or blue. If you celebrate Gaudete Sunday on the third week, that candle is pink. (Gaudete means "rejoice" in Latin.) The Christ candle is white.

5. Learn new words to impress your friends.

What more could you ask for? Advent, liturgy, Gaudete, Advent wreath, liturgical season, vestments. You rock, linguistically speaking.

4. Learn new seasonal songs.

When you celebrate Advent, wait until Christmas to sing all those Christmas songs ("Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," and other liturgical favorites). There are TONS of great Advent songs that most people don't know so well. ... Like, uh, what were those Advent songs? OK -- I'll look some up and get back to you.

3. Because I wrote 2 cool Advent books.

I really wanted this to be the number one reason, but my editor nixed it. But I DID write a couple of cool Advent books. The new one is The Uncluttered Heart: Making Room for God during Advent and Christmas. The first one was called Child of the Light: Walking Through Advent and Christmas ...

2. Gets you in touch with Jesus' story.

The whole reason for observing the liturgical seasons is that we get to hear Jesus' entire life story every year. For those of us humans who tend to forget important things like Love and God and Christ, this is definitely a good idea. During Advent, we remember the events leading up to Jesus' birth.

1. Great remedy for pre-Christmas stress.

Advent's primary message is to wait, listen, get in touch with God, and prepare our lives and hearts for Jesus' coming. For speeded up, stressed out people (that would be most of us), this is an intriguing invitation. Observe Advent -- and get more in touch with God.
by Beth A. Richardson

cheers!
From: Method X - The Life

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The Best of Gifts

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! —2 Corinthians 9:15

Having trouble selecting that perfect gift for someone? A friend shared with me a few suggestions:

• The gift of listening. No interrupting, no planning your response. Just listening.

• The gift of affection. Being generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, and pats on the back.

• The gift of laughter. Sharing funny stories and jokes. Your gift will say, “I love to laugh with you.”

• The gift of a written note. Expressing in a brief, handwritten note your appreciation or affection.

• The gift of a compliment. Sincerely saying, “You look great today” or “You are special” can bring a smile.

But as we begin this special month of celebration, why not pass on the best gift you’ve ever received? Share the fact that “the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 6:23). Or share this verse from John 1:12, “As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” Remind others that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

The best gift of all is Jesus Christ. “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15).

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