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The Twelve Days of Christmas
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The first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree
The second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree. |
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The third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.
The fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree. |
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The fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Five gold rings,
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear treeThe sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five gold rings,
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree
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The seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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
The eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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. |
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On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Nine drummers drumming,
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.
The tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Ten pipers piping,
Nine drummers drumming,
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. |
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The eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Eleven ladies dancing,
Ten pipers piping,
Nine drummers drumming,
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.
The twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Twelve lords a-leaping,
Eleven ladies dancing,
Ten pipers piping,
Nine drummers drumming,
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.
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The Night Before
Christmas
By Clement Clarke
Moore
“Twas the
night before Christmas, when all through the house...”
Christmas Bells By
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“I heard the
bells on Christmas day...”
The Three
Kings
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Three kings
came riding from far away, Melchior and Gaspar and Balthasar...”
How the Grinch
Stole Christmas By
Dr. Seuss
“Every Who
Down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch who lived
just north of Whoville, did not...”
Some Children See Him
“Some
children see him lily white, the baby Jesus born this night...”
The Nativity
Luke 2:1-20
“In
those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus tht all the
world should be registered...”
Yes,
Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
By Virginia O'Hanlon
“Dear
Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there
is no Santa Claus...”
The Gift of the Magi
By O. Henry
“One dollar
and eighty-seven cents. That was all...”
The Little Match-Seller
By Hans Christian Andersen
“It was
terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old
year, and the snow was falling fast...”
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