Merry Christmas, can we all go back to sleep now? I'm very tired.
oops I keep knocking the tree.
Bells Tolling
Hi guys, I'm Shelly and welcome to the 12 days of Christmas.
It's Christmas Day woohooo... Have you opened all your presents?
Are you asleep on the sofa yet? Is your granddad snoring? Throw things at him, it's fun.
Welcome to my new plan, which is to do 12 videos about the 12 days of Christmas.
Because it's Christmas Day and officially that is when the 12 days of Christmas, start.
No, the 12 days before Christmas or not the 12 days of Christmas.
I'm saying that rather a lot... I've done a bit of research on this.
And it seems, that the 12 days of Christmas, actually come from Christmas onward into the New Year.
They're not the 12 days before, which is actually Advent.
I say I've done research, I've wikipedia'd and googled and done the best that I can.
So, if I'm getting this wrong, don't have a go at me pretty please....
I made a plan, I'm making loads of videos I'm going with it
So on these 12 days that are Christmas...
There is a song to go with it, and day 1, is..
'On the 1st day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me, a Partridge in a Pear Tree'
Why you would do that? I'm gonna find out... I am going to look at the 12 days of Christmas,
the different verses, and find out these stories behind them.
Why they are what they are? Because, to be honest, it bugs the hell out of me.
So let's begin at the beginning. The 12 Days of Christmas Caroly/Song that it is now.
First started off our children's rhyum, in 1780
And it was about giving elaborate presents to your loved ones.
It's thought originally to be a French nursery rhyme, but the first published, written down version, was actually in London.
In the very early editions of the song, the word ON. So, On the 1st day of...
On the 2nd day, and On and On and a lot of On's...
It wasn't actually in the song, it seems we have added that over time.
In Scotland there is a similar rhyme, and it's called Yule Days. But it has 13 days instead of 12.
So whether we just lost our 13th day or whether they added one because they're just so epic.
It's also said that the song has Christianity basis,
So each verse represents something inside Christianity.
For example the Partridge in a Pear Tree, which we have today.
It's said to be Jesus, sitting in the tree mother to all, or father to all I suppose depending on which gender you decide to prefer.
As a decoy to predators down on the ground,
that are trying to kill, said partridges children.
So trying to kill Jesus's disciples. He's up in the tree going 'look at me' while all his people run off in the other direction.
To buy Partridges nowadays, will cost you about £40 quid.
So as a first present, not too bad.
But as we go along, this true love is going to have to fork out quite a lot of dough,
Towards their said, beloved.
Originally I'm guessing, A Partridge in a Pear Tree in layman's terms, just basically means...
I'll give you a Partridge and I'll stick it in your Tree........ Which could you know be taken as innuendo.
To be honest, besides the Christianity tale,
I could not find any reason why a Partridge is in the Pear tree.
Except to go woohoo look over here and don't you know shoot my kids.
So you know Merry Christmas!
It is quite traditional here in the UK, to have a hunt on Christmas Day.
I myself am not for that, in fact I'm quite against it. And there is a fox hunting ban in place.
But who's to say it won't come back again.
That is what the Ladies and Lords, did in the afternoon.
Where the rest of us fall asleep, in front of the telly watching Doctor Who.
Having their nap, you know playing a board game. The Well-To-Do people in England,
like to go and shoot things. So that's worrying!
Anyway I hope you guys good, I hope you guys have had a great Christmas.
Or are currently having, a great Christmas or having a nice little snooze on the sofa.
I'm in the onesie I'm ready for Christmas!
Wake me up when Doctor Who starts. I hope you guys are good, a very merry Christmas to all of you.
I will see you guys tomorrow for '2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'
Bye.....
'We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a snowy new Year'
I wonder what Stitch would do with a Christmas tree??? Probably try to eat it!
They really should do a Stitch Christmas, because that will be hilarious.
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