"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas.
One version is sung by Larry Groce and the cast of Mickey Mouse and Friends in numerous Christmas albums and Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas, and another by the cast of Phineas and Ferb in the album Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites.
Lyrics[]
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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 gave 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
Larry Groce: On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree
Mickey.
Mickey: On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Two turtle doves
Larry Groce and Mickey: And a partridge in a pear tree
Children's Chorus: On the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Donald: On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy: (chuckles) On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Five golden rings (laughs)
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five golden rings
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Children's Chorus: On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five golden rings
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Minnie.
Minnie: On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me (giggles)
Eight maids a-milking
Children's Chorus: Seven swans a-swimming
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five golden rings
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Chip and Dale.
Chip and Dale: On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Children's Chorus: Seven swans a-swimming
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five golden rings
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Clarabelle.
Clarabelle: On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping
Chip and Dale: Nine ladies dancing
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Children's Chorus: Seven swans a-swimming
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five...
Donald: Five golden rings
Goofy: Hey, that's my line! I'm gonna take yours.
Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Children's Chorus: On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
Clarabelle: Ten lords a-leaping
Chip and Dale: Nine ladies dancing
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Children's Chorus: Seven swans a-swimming
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five "onion rings"
All: (laugh)
Donald: Four calling birds
Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Larry Groce: And a partridge in a pear tree
Mickey: Bring on the gifts! (chuckles)
Larry Groce: On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Children's Chorus: Eleven pipers piping
Clarabelle: Ten lords a-leaping
Chip and Dale: Nine ladies dancing
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Children's Chorus: Seven swans a-swimming
Mickey: Wait a minute!
Larry Groce: Six geese a-laying
Goofy: Five golden rings (laughs)
Donald: Four calling birds
Larry Groce and Children's Chorus: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy: (laughs)
Jymn Magon: Merry Crimble!
Mickey: (laughs)
Scrooge: Tonight's the night we go Christmas caroling.
All: On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Mickey: You're next, Minnie.
All: On the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy: Hey, can I have the next one?
Mickey: Uh-huh!
All: On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Choir: On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Five golden rings
Scrooge: My favorite part!
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Mickey: That's swell! Keep goin'!
All: On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
Donald and Choir: And a partridge in a pear tree
(Donald laughs)
Mickey: Minnie?
Minnie and women: On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy and men: On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Goofy: Nine pipers pipin'
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy: Gawrsh, I can't remember any more.
Minnie: Oh! I've got a list!
Donald: A list?! Gimme that!
Donald and choir: On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Donald: Ten drummers drumming
Goofy: Nine pipers pipin'
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Huey, Dewey, and Louie: Eleven lords a-leaping
Donald: Ten drummers drumming
Goofy: Nine pipers pipin'
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: Four callin' birds
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree
Goofy: Gee, that's a lotta stuff.
(Scrooge laughs)
All: On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Scrooge: Twelve ladies dancin'
Huey, Dewey, and Louie: Eleven lords a-leaping
Donald: Ten drummers drumming
Goofy: Nine pipers pipin'
Minnie: Eight maids a-milking
Dewey: Seven swans a-swimmin'
Scrooge: Six geese a-layin'
Choir: Five golden rings
Goofy: What is a "callin' bird"?
Minnie: Three French hens
Mickey: Two turtle doves
All: And a partridge in a pear tree!
Phineas: On the first day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A jet-powered rocket ski
Candace: On the second day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Isabella: On the third day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Jeremy: On the fourth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: On the fifth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
The entire Tri-State Area!
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Baljeet: On the sixth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: The entire Tri-State Area...
Or at least a large portion of it. I don't...I don't want to get too greedy.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Buford: On the seventh day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: The entire Tri-State...
You know what, how about just two of the three states? That's fair, right? Deal?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Francis "Major" Monogram: On the eighth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Promotion to colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: One single state!
I feel like I was overreaching before. Just...just one state area will be fine. Go on with the song.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the ninth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
(Perry growls)
Major Monogram: Promotion to colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Five golden rings!
Y'know, I had to sing it that way at least once. It's tradition... and I'm traditional.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the tenth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry growls)
Major Monogram: Promotion to colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Yeah, actually, promotion to colonel sounds pretty sweet. Is it... is it too late to change mine?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: TWO BUSTED BROTHERS!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Vanessa: On the eleventh day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
My own set of wheels
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry growls)
Major Monogram: Promotion to colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: You know, this is way too much pressure, being put on the spot for one thing that I want from this mythic all-powerful gift giver who only comes once a year. It's insane!
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: TWO BUSTED BROTHERS!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the twelfth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Ferb: One line of dialogue
Vanessa: My own set of wheels
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry growls)
Major Monogram: Promotion to colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: How about just some almond brittle? It's a realistic request, right?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Ah, forget it!
All: And a jet-powered rocket ski!
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: ...inator!
Trivia[]
- In the Phineas and Ferb series, it is the third longest song that was written for the show, placed behind "Kick It Up a Notch" but longer than "Summer Belongs to You". "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" is the longest overall, however, but was not written for the series.
- When the song was aired on television in 2010, Doofenshmirtz interrupts to say to skip to the twelfth day, which had been done so that it was not too long.
- In the Mickey Mouse and Friends version, the characters sing "gave" in the lyric "My true love gave to me" for the first five days, but from the sixth day onward, they sing "sent".
- On the tenth day, Goofy is interrupted by Donald singing the fifth day rather than the fourth day, which makes Goofy take Donald's line as well.
- On the eleventh day, Goofy jokingly sings "five onion rings" instead of "five golden rings" (which is a variation of the original lyric "five golden rings"). On the twelfth day, he sings his line later and quicker than usual.
- On the twelfth day, Mickey jokingly sings "two turtle ducks" instead of "two turtle doves".
- The high-pitched voice at the end saying "Merry Crimble!" is producer Jymn Magon with his voice sped-up, using The Beatles's slang term for "Christmas". (Magon is a big Beatles fan.)
- On the album version, on the last verse, Goofy asks, "What is a 'callin' bird'?", but in the Sing-Along Songs version, he sings his line as normal ("Four callin' birds").
Continuity[]
- Dr. Doofenshmirtz mentions his love of almond brittle again.
- Candace appears to grow more frustrated as she sings her line from the second day, two busted brothers, towards the end, most likely because she feels she may never get her wish.
- Baljeet and Jeremy's wishes are the same as what they were in "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!".
- Vanessa mentions that she wants a car for the third time, by singing "My own set of wheels" for the eleventh day. The first time was "Vanessassary Roughness", and the second was "Finding Mary McGuffin".
- Ferb uses his natural voice to sing his wish, one line of dialogue, and for the second time overall. The first time was in The Ballad of Badbeard.
- In the video, the part where he sings his line was taken from the part where he talks to Aunt Tiana in "Candace's Big Day", only this time, there is snow on the ground.
- The episodes that the clips used in this song were taken from are shown here in no particular order; "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!", "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", "Flop Starz", "Candace's Big Day", "Finding Mary McGuffin", TBA, "Raging Bully", Rollercoaster".
- On the Disney website, there is a significantly shorter version in which Dr. Doofenshmirtz convinces them to skip to the twelfth day already after reaching the third.
- In the said video, Stacy is wearing her winter outfit from "S'Winter", except she does not have her snow cap on.
- In the shorter version of the song, the Fireside Girls are wearing the same winter attire like Gretchen and Adyson Sweetwater wore in "S'Winter".
- Dr. Doofenshmirtz sings part of the song closer to its original version in "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!". The way he sang it as follows is, "And a Partridge on a Perry... the platypus!", which was very similar to the original, which goes, "And a Partridge on a Pear Tree". When he reaches the ninth day in the song, he sings the fifth day exactly how it traditionally is, saying that he had to do it at least once because he is "traditional".
Other versions[]
- In the Philippines, the sketch comedy Goin' Bulilit has versions of the 12 Days of Christmas every year in the "last year's days."
- A different version is also featured in the Disney Princess Christmas Album.
- Mickey and his friends cast sing the song at Disneyland on the Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas video, with the final four gifts switched to say "Twelve ladies dancing, eleven lords a-leaping, ten drummers drumming, nine pipers piping". It's originally 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing.
- The album A Pooh Christmas's version of the song rewrites it, such as "a nice home in an old tree."
- In the Dinosaurs universe they celebrate a Christmas like-holiday called Refrigerator day, as seen in the episode Refrigerator Day. Refrigerator Day has carols, one carol is "The Twelve Days of Fridge Day" a parody of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Now That's What I Call Disney, Vol. 2 at AllMusic
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