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12 days of Christmas...

Asked by miasmom (3495points) December 20th, 2008 from iPhone

When do they start? Any ideas about the history/origin of them?

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aanuszek1's avatar

This article may shed some light on things.

SuperMouse's avatar

I was told that the twelve days of Christmas are the twelve days after Christmas. They are celebrated because the three wise men arrived twelve days after Jesus’ birth.

AstroChuck's avatar

It’s because of the twelve days of stress leading up to Christmas; stress to finish your shopping on time. Then there are the 12 days after Christmas when you start getting your credit card bills.
Next year I’m going to fire a shot in the air and just tell my young daughter and my grandchildren that Santa committed suicide.

90s_kid's avatar

Christmas is the first day and the epiphany its the 12th

12 drummers drumming
11 pipers piping
10 lords a-leaping
9 ladies dancing
8 maids a-milking
7 swans a-swimming
6 geese a-laying
5 golden rings
4 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a partrige in a pear treeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I memorized it, but look on the internet because I totally forgot 8 :S.

12 pains of christmas:

12-Singing christmas carols
11-Stale TV specials
10-batteries not included
9-No parking
8—[kid who is spoiled and wants everything for christmas]
7-Salvation army
6-Facing the inlaws
5–5 months of bills
4-sending christmas cards
3-hangovers
2-WRIGGING UP THE LIGHTS
1-finding a christmas tree

Have to see it it’s hilarious.

12 pains of christmas musicvideo

aanuszek1's avatar

@90s kid
Let’s not forget about our Jewish collective!

winblowzxp's avatar

12 pack of Bud
11 wrastlers wrastlin’
10 of Copenhagen
9 years probation
8 table dancers
7 packs of Redman
6 cans of spam
5 flannel shirts
4 big mud tires
3 shotgun shells
2 huntin’ dogs
And some parts to a Mustang GT

90s_kid's avatar

@ winblowzxp

now you’re pushing it

winblowzxp's avatar

That’s the redneck days of christmas.

90s_kid's avatar

That redneck song is pushin’ it.

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