Its a Partridge in a Pear Tree Day
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
December 14, 2015 1:26am CST
Oh yes - I can imagine everyone singing the 12 days of Christmas now - its a catchy tune and we love to have the fun of the race of the song at the end.
Today is the start of that tune . . . a partridge in a pear tree!
When i was laying quietly in my bed this morning and playing my 5 LIVES on the Frozen Game . . . it had a festive season special map of the 12 Days - Today was one of Olaf! I was lucky to win and get some bonus lives and other goodies.
Great to see the giving spirit even in the games world!
Well done Disney's FROZEN!
Have you encountered any Giving Happy Spirits of late?
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
14 Dec 15
There are a lot of false myths associated with the Twelve Days of Christmas, one being that it contains "hidden messages" to remind English Catholics of their faith during the time when Catholicism was banned in England. Although it is possible that some people may have thought of the song in this way, its origins are really much earlier and most of the stories circulated about this are complete fiction.
Another misconception, which is much more recent, is that the 12 days are the 12 days BEFORE Christmas Day. In fact, the Twelve Days of Christmas are those between the celebration of the Birth of Christ and that of the Arrival of the Magi on January 6th.
You can see how these myths have been promoted and how they are debunked here:
Was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' created as a secret code by persecuted Catholics?
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I told story about Three Kings' Day to my children on 6 January.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Dec 15
I love Scott Hamilton's ice skating rendition of this from several years back. that man could SKATE
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