13th Day Of Christmas??

[bayrodney]

Lets see how funny we all are,lol, seens as though we are now in the \'Christmas Theme\'
Any suggestions on what happened on the 13th day of Christmas??

The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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 sent 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!

 

[Dragonsreach]

And on the 13th day of Christmas.............It\'s my birthday!

 

[bayrodney]

Yay!, haha, what a coinsidents DR

Everyone, remember, 7th Jan, DR\'s bday ( I think )

 

[philologus]

Happy Birthday DR!

On the 13th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 13 flash covered minis.

 

[bayrodney]

Just thought of one...

On the 13th day of Christmas... ...Back to Work!

 

[Sonnyslayer]

it\'s my birthday.. the 6th jan

 

[Ogrebane]

SAD Back to work as well.

 

[wiccanpony]

on the 13th day of Christmas.....I\'ll be cleaning up the Mess!! that the other 12 days made.........but on the up side, now I\'m dating one of the Lords a Leaping..talk about jumping bones

 

[Einion]

On the 13th day of Christmas my true love said to me...
Stop singing that bloody song, get off your lazy ass and help me clean up around here! That tree isn\'t going to throw itself out you know.

Einion

 

[Naukhel]

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve gamers gaming,
Eleven marines a-blasting,
Ten lords o\' Nurgle,
Nine dragons flapping,
Eight maids a-bashing,
Seven minis flashing,
Six corpses laying,
Five golden demons,
Four pounds of flock,
Three paint pots,
Two scab reds,
And the wrong kind of plastic tree!

 

[ipaintminis]

Naukhel- that is fantastic!

i\'ve been trying to figure one of those things out because its tradition for me to sing the 12 days of christmas, the 12 days before it. I know its stuppost to be after it, but this is tradition!

so thank you, because now i can sing the painters 12 days of christmas!

 

[Naukhel]

Umm... *blush* Thanks....

That was.. just kinda off the top of my head, really... I could probably do better if I took time to think about it.

 

[Sonnyslayer]

Originally posted by Naukhel
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve gamers gaming,
Eleven marines a-blasting,
Ten lords o\' Nurgle,
Nine dragons flapping,
Eight maids a-bashing,
Seven minis flashing,
Six corpses laying,
Five golden demons,
Four pounds of flock,
Three paint pots,
Two scab reds,
And the wrong kind of plastic tree!

you beat me \'
ive been thinking of something like that all day. verry funny tho lol

 

[bayrodney]

Naukhel: Thats awesome, haha

 

[Shawn R. L.]

I think here in the US the government flame: ) starts sending out tax forms quite soon after Christmas.

 

[tzor]

Technically speaking the 13th day of Christmas (January 6th) is the Feast of the Epiphany.

Perhaps 13 wise guys? lol

 

[frenchkid]

hummm know the song but don\'t know anything about the 12 day of christmas. Does it have any meaning ?
Does it have anything to do with saturnal ( were christams comes from), or is it somthing completly altogether different.

 

[Naukhel]

I\'m not 100% sure, but I think the 12 days is supposed to be how long it took the 3 wise men to travel from their homes to Jerusalem to see the baby Jesus.

If someone else knows if I\'m right or wrong, feel free to correct me. I won\'t mind.

 

[tzor]

Well the number is based on the days between one feast Christmas and the next Epiphany based on the old tradition that a season \"Starts\" on the feast day not ends on it.

The meaning of the presents in the song is a matter of much debate and arugment. Some claim that they were codewords for Catholics persecuted in Alglican England.

This sounds much better...

BBC web page article

The most likely origin of the carol is in a memory game played on Twelfth Night many years ago.

The players would sing a verse in turn and each player would add a new gift when it came to their own verse - the catch was that they had to remember the all the earlier gifts as they sang their way through the list of presents. Anyone who forgot a gift would have to pay a forfeit to entertain everyone else.

That\'s the story given by The New Oxford Book of Carols which records that the version we sing nowadays was printed in 1864, although other versions appeared earlier.

They also mention

Perhaps the idea that the song was religious was inspired by number carols like The Seven Joys of Mary or The New Dial, a song that uses the hours of the clock to relate Christian concepts. Another folk song, Green Grow the Rushes-O, is closely related to The New Dial and it is full of hidden religious references which the writer Erik Routley has listed in his book The English Carol.

 

[bayrodney]

Tzor:Thanks for that, I should no that but i obviously havent been paying attention in Religion classes