Lyrics to
Twelve Days Of Christmas

This version of Twelve Days Of Christmas was released by John Denver in 1979.

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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens,
two turtle doves, and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five golden rings,
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese a laying,
five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven swans a swimming,
six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a milking,
seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds,
three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing,
eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings,
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords a leaping,
nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying,
five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping,
ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming,
six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave 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 golden rings, four calling birds,
three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.

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About Lyrics and Twelve Days Of Christmas by John Denver

When you decide to study the lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by John Denver. Some of the lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only John Denver and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas" means the words set to the music of Twelve Days Of Christmas, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Twelve Days Of Christmas and the lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Twelve Days Of Christmas, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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