The 12 Days of Christmas

Few Christmas carols are as much fun to sing as "The 12 Days of Christmas." Each day, the gifts become more elaborate until a menagerie of people, animals, and objects have all been given to one very lucky true love. The period begins Christmas Day and concludes Jan. 6 with Epiphany. Each of the feasts that are celebrated during this period deepens the real meaning of Christmas itself. Cute watercolor illustrations of the 12 days of Christmas evokes happiness, and contentment, with a touch of nostalgia: 1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree, 2. Two Turtle Doves, 3. Three French Hens, 4. Four Calling Birds, 5. Five Golden Rings, 6. Six Geese-a-Laying, 7. Seven Swans-a-Swimming, 8. Eight Maids-a-Milking, 9. Nine Ladies Dancing, 10. Ten Lords-a-Leaping, 11. Eleven Pipers Piping, 12. Twelve Drummers Drumming