If you’re a jewelry fan, you’re going to be disappointed to learn that it’s not actually gold rings that are given on day 5. Unlike the four collie birds in the previous stanza who just had their name changed to a different, and non-existent, species of bird, the five rings in this stanza have, in [...]
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12 Days of Christmas ~ Five Golden Rings
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Dec 30
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12 Days of Christmas ~ Four Collie Birds
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Dec 29
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“On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Four Collie Birds . . .” Yes, that’s right! All these years you’ve been singing “calling birds” when it’s really colly birds. The verse is actually a corruption of the English word colly or collie. So, we are referring to “four colly birds” [...]
Read More ...12 Days of Christmas ~ Three French Hens
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Dec 28
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“On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Three French Hens . . .” Today was a very interesting assortment of translations. Grab a glass of burgundy today as you review the customs for The Feast of Holy Innocents. First the religious, the three French hens stand for the three theological [...]
Read More ...12 Days of Christmas ~ Two Turtle Doves
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Dec 27
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“On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Two Turtle Doves . . .” I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, but I am here to remind you the giving has just begun. In my many Christmas wish phone calls yesterday, I spoke with my brother and his wife who live [...]
Read More ...12 Days of Christmas ~ Partridge in a Pear Tree
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Dec 26
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“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a Partridge in a Pear Tree.” There are both religious and secular interpretations of the song and I will give you both when I have it. I will also share with you interesting customs from around the world associated with the particular day. [...]
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