And A Partridge In A Pear Tree Definition
Origin of And A Partridge In A Pear Tree
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From the traditional Christmas song “The Twelve Days of Christmas " first published around 1780, in which earlier line are repeated with every succeeding line that is sung. The last round of one version of the song that is commonly sung today ends: “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 gold rings, / Four calling birds, / Three French hens, / Two turtledoves, / And a partridge in a pear tree."
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