The Twelve Days of Christmas by Gerri Brousseau

The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," which we all learned to sing as children, has become a long time holiday favorite.  I started to think about it and checked with our beloved Wikipedia which told me it was an English Christmas Carol first written down in 1780, but that it was sung long before that date and believed to originate in France.

The twelve days of Christmas actually run from December 26th to January 6th which signifies the end of the Yuletide season.  This period commonly referred to as The Twelfth Night.  Not to bore you, but I found this little fact quite enchanting and that was the song originated from a game played during Twelfth Night, which was called memories-and-forfeits.  In the game, the leader recites a verse and each player repeats the verse.  The leader adds on and the players repeat it, and so on, until one player misses and then must pay a penalty.  Fear not, the penalty was not severe, but was a kiss or a sweet.

The song as we know it came to the US in 1910.  I thought it would be fun to recreate the song with some more current items and things I would like to see under my tree.  So, hold on to your hats and get ready for some fun.

On the first day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the second day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the third day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the fourth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the fifth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, five golden rings (can't mess with perfection), four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the sixth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the seventh day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the eighth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, eight theatre tickets, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the ninth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, a European vacation, eight theatre tickets, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the tenth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, a brand new Lexus, a European vacation, eight theatre tickets, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, a full length white sable, brand new Lexus, European vacation, eight theatre tickets, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the fates have brought to me, an ocean front mansion, full length white sable, brand new Lexus, European vacation, eight theatre tickets, seven dates for dinner, six designer dresses, five golden rings, four Gucci hand bags, three bangle bracelets, two diamond earrings, and a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

What would you like to have the fates bring to you?

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