The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol which a series of increasingly grandiose gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. Although it was first published in England in 1780, textual evidence may indicate the song is French in origin.
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!
The Song
This period is referred to in the song Twelve Days of Christmas. Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional Christmas song, or Christmas Carol. The Twelve Days of Christmas are the days from December 25 to January 6 or the Twelfth Night. The date of the song's first performance is not known, though it was used in European and Scandinavia traditions as early as the 16th century.
The 12 Days of Christmas" is in a sense an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something significant to the teachings of the Catholic faith. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help Catholic children learn their faith. The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…" The "true love" mentioned in the song refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the presents refers to every baptized person. i.e. the Church.
1st Day --- The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross.
2nd Day --- The "two turtle doves" refers to the Old and New Testaments.
3rd Day --- The "three French hens" stand for faith, hope and love.
4th Day --- The "four calling birds" refers to the four evangelists who wrote the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
5th Day ---The "five golden rings" represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
6th Day ---The "six geese a-laying" is the six days of creation.
7th Day ---The "seven swans a-swimming" refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
8th Day ---The "eight maids a milking " reminded children of the eight beatitudes listed in the Sermon on the Mount.
9th Day --- The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit found in Galatians: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
10th Day ---The "ten lords a-leaping" represents the Ten Commandments.
11th Day ---The "eleven pipers piping" refers to the eleven faithful apostles.
12th Day --- The 'twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles' Creed: belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, made man, crucified, died and arose on the third day, that he sits at the right hand of the father and will come again, the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting.
"New Year's Eve" celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in different stories and promises of New York City on the most enjoyable night of the year.
It is the romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. It depicts a series of holiday vignettes of the state of several romances.The lives of several couples and singles intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) plays a secretary who realizes she's got a lot of unresolved New Year's resolutions. Time to make a list, check it twice and get cracking. Fortunately it's the handsome (and much younger) Paul (Zac Efron) to the rescue.
Directed by Garry Marshall
Produced by Mike Karz, Wayne Allan Rice, Garry Marshall
It only happens once a year: New Year's Eve. It's a time when hopeless can be romantic, and a resolution can become a revelation. And when one night can change everything.
Hailey: I want to go to Times Square tonight.
Kim: That's highly doubtful.
Hailey: You know I'm fifteen mom! This is not a training bra!
Kim: And this is not girls gone wild!
Randy: New Year's is the worst night of all to go out. People who don't drink or party all year suddenly going all Kanye on you...
Ingrid: My New Year's resolutions: If you can make these come true by midnight, you get these...
Tess: My water just broke!
Griffin: All of it?
Jensen: You look beautiful
Laura: I've been splotting that slap for years. It wasn't nearly as satisfying as I thought it would be. That was closer.
Claire: This is the biggest night of my career and if I screw this up...
Brendan: You won't.
Stan Harris: Nothing beats New York on New Year's Eve.
Grandpa Jed: So you went out for a slice of pizza, right? And you may have just run into the one. You know what that is?
Sam: Insanity?
Grandpa Jed: Serendipity. You don't mess with serendipity.
There are internet rumors spread like wildfire Monday that rock star Jon Bon Jovi had died. Bon Jovi is one of the most famous singers I like.
But thanks God that Jon Bon Jovi disproved rumors of his death at the Hope Concert V at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.
I’m now assured and happy to know that the singer, actor and philanthropist is alive and well.
This “Always” is one of my favorite Bon Jovi songs. The song was originally written for the soundtrack to the film Romeo Is Bleeding. "Always" is the single by Bon Jovi from the album Cross Road.
This Romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up
It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up
Now I can't sing a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore
But baby, that's just me
And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always
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Now your pictures that you left behind
Are just memories of a different life
Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
One that made you have to say goodbye
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
To touch your lips, to hold you near
When you say your prayers try to understand
I've made mistakes, I'm just a man
When he holds you close, when he pulls you near
When he says the words you've been needing to hear
This holidays , I spend time for our shopping for the Christmas, with my family. One Saturday night we were in Trinoma Mall Quezon City. Mall crowded, but that’s really holidays shopping and Christmas gifts and many more things are the main functions of all. Not was done with everything we want to do and wish to have, but feel hungry. That time I want to eat dinner, we walk around and look for something new. All restaurants , fast food and coffee shops , all are full!
We saw this new, Bonchon Chicken. Ambiance is nice for a fast food. There were lots of people dining in and we need to be wait to be seated.
But after few minutes, we had our place. We grab a simple and easy to serve to us, a pack of medium chicken wings 12 pieces and rice. And wow! Chicken are yummy! And we have Ice tea.
The chicken is super crispy and not greasy and delicious.
BonChon has addicting chicken, crispy, light, with hot juicy meat flavored with your choice of soy garlic or the hot and spicy glaze.
I think It’s the original highly-addicting formula that keeps people coming back for more. They’re affordable.
I read their menu fliers , "Best Chicken in America," "The original Korean fried chicken secret."
We'll definitely be back next time to try more offerings.
I've watched a very special and enjoyable TV episode program of The Ellen Degeneres Show last week!
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson has given her first-ever solo interview in an episode of 'The Ellen Degeneres Show' which aired December 15, 2011.
Paris chatted with Ellen about many things revealing herself, the best advice her father ever gave her, her new film project, her attempt at having a "normal" childhood.
Paris explained what it felt like for herself and her siblings, Prince and Blanket, to wear disguises for most of their young lives.
"I'm like, 'this is stupid. why am I wearing a mask?' But I kind of realized the older I got like he only tried to protect us and he'd explain that to us too," she said.
"I do have like a regular childhood," Paris said. "I mean, I'm treated the same. When I came to my new school, they didn't know who I was. I was like, 'Yes, I have a chance to be normal."
Paris will voice the lead character in the upcoming action-animation hybrid as Lundon, a human in this fantasy adventure in which "sea magic turns a dolphin into a human, a teenage boy into a dragonfly and a loving jellyfish queen into an evil fairy godmother." This is "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys," an adaptation of the fantasy series based on writer Dennis Christen's novels.
When Ellen asked her any memorable advice from father gave her. She said,
"If I die tomorrow, always remember what I told you.' and I took his advice and I remember everything that he told me."
“Krismas Mas Mas Masaya" is one of the happiest Christmas Station ID of 2011.
All major stars are now with TV5, They are Sharon Cuneta, Comedy King Dolphy Quizon, Aga Muhlach, Alice Dixson, Edu Manzano, Joey de Leon, Vic Sotto, couple Richard Gomez and Lucy, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ryan Agoncillo, Willie Revillame and Superstar Nora Aunor. They are leading TV5’s growing family in this Christmas station ID, fostering joy and unity among Kapatids across the country this season.
"Simbang Gabi" or Mass at Dawn, is a nine-day Novena to prepare for the birth of Christ. Since the Mass is celebrated when it is still dark, Simbang Gabi can also mean Mass at Night. a Filipino Christmas tradition, it is is a series of nine dawn masses, the mass starts as early as 4:00 a.m. It begins on December 16 and ends on the midnight of the 24th of December, which is the midnight mass.
The Nativity Scene or "Belen" is displayed in preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It shows Baby Jesus in a manger with Mother Mary and St. Joseph. There are shepherds and farm animals. A complete scenario of the Belen includes the three wise men carrying their gifts to Infant Jesus and the star of Bethlehem that guided them in their journey.
The Roman Catholic churches across the nation start to open their doors shortly before the break of dawn to welcome the faithfuls to the Simbang Gabi mass. The church bells start ringing as early as three o' clock waking people up so they can get ready for the four o'clock dawn mass.
Simbang Gabi is not just a tradition that is the most important religious significance for those who attend Simbang Gabi, to be nourished with faith.
It is the perfect time to ponder how this truth influences our thoughts, actions and spiritual lives.
The Simbang Gabi is also seen as a way of requesting blessings from the Lord,as most people believe that if one completes the whole series of nine dawn masses, wishes will be granted.
