Twelve Days of Christmas
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First Day
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Partridge in a Pear Tree
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Second Day
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Two Turtle Doves
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Third Day
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Three French Hens
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Fourth Day
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Four Calling Birds
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Fifth Day
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Five Golden Rings
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Sixth Day
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Six Geese a-Laying
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Seventh Day
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Seven Swans a-Swimming
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Eighth Day
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Eight Maids a-Milking
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Ninth Day
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Nine Ladies-Dancing
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Tenth Day
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Ten Lords a-Leaping
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Eleventh Day
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Eleven Pipers Piping
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Twelfth Day
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Twelve Drummers Drumming
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Alternate name of the fourth gift above
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Four Collie Birds
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Total number of gifts given
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364
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Christmas Songs
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...my ____ ____ gave to me
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true love
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Jingle _____
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Bells
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Silent _____, holy _____
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night
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I'm dreaming of a _____ _________
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White Christmas
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Most famous singer of the above
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Bing Crosby
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Have yourself a _____ ______ Christmas now
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merry little
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Most famous singer of the above
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Frank Sinatra
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The stars are ________ ________
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brightly shining
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Bring us some _____ _______
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figgy pudding
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Deck the halls with ______ of _____
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boughs of holly
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Joy to the world, the ____ ___ ____
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Lord has come
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The _____ and the ___
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holly and the ivy
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Calendar Holidays
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December 24
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Christmas Eve
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December 25
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Christmas Day
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December 26
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Boxing Day
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January 6
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Epiphany
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Traditions
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Bake some of these culinary confections
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Cookies
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Alternate name for Christmas derived from the chi-rho: ☧
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X-mas
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Curved (and often minty) treats hung on the tree
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Candy Canes
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Pull apart one of these and receive a small gift
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Christmas Crackers
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Red flower that's probably not poisonous
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Poinsettia
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Christmas dessert with British origins
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Plum Pudding
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A jolly old man who comes down the chimney with gifts
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Santa Claus
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Saint Nicholas
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Father Christmas
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Clothing item put out for him to fill
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Stocking
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Other Names for Christmas
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The thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
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Mele Kalikimaka
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French for 'Merry Christmas'
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Joyeux Noël
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Spanish that really means Christmas Eve
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Feliz Navidad
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Origins (Christian Tradition)
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Son of the Christian God whose birth is celebrated
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Jesus Christ
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Those who were (traditionally) present at His birth
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Mary
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Joseph
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Shepherds
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Wise Men
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Object in which He was placed
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Manger
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Gifts of the Wise Men
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Gold
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Frankincense
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Myrrh
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Reindeer
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Original eight reindeer
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Dasher
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Dancer
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Prancer
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Vixen
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Comet
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Cupid
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Donner
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Blitzen
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Lit the way on a night with dim conditions
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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A few things to note: 26th December is called St. Stephen's day in Ireland (and presumably in lots of other places)
A poinsettia is a flower, not a flow (typo)
We always learnt in school that the wise men arrived on 6th January with their gifts and that is called the Epiphany, which marks the end of the Christmas season.