Dec 21, 2007 2:08 pm US/Pacific
People Merrily Mangle 'The 12 Days Of Christmas'
We Sing It, But Nobody Knows It
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The partridge, here seen out of the pear tree, is an integral part of the song no one can remember the lyrics to.
National Audubon Society
We sing it every year. And, at this time of year, we sing it many, many times.
But we wanted to know just how memorable the lyrics to the classic song "12 Days of Christmas" were?
For people who live in the Southland...not very!
We took our cameras out and wanted to see who knew the words.
Just about everybody (O.K., a good majority) could name from the 5th day on down, but as for the other days, well --quoting one well-meaning participant -- "Nobody cares about the other days!"
Apparently!
To fans of the song whom might be a little unclear at this juncture what your true love buys you on the 12th day on down to the 5th day:
Complete List Of Gifts