Welcome to MONDAY’S MUSIC MOVES ME week # 171!
For the entire month of December, we are hosting a “Christmas” theme – music, movie clips, galore. Whatever makes you jolly, or puts that “ho-ho” (sorry, no bah-hum-bugs allowed) in your attitude, then we want to hear it!
This song brings back fond memories. When I went to high school, the commute seemed long. Lucky for us, the bus driver was really cool and didn’t mind that a bus full of kids liked to sing Christmas carols and sing we did. Do kids sing Christmas songs on the bus today?
Did you know, this English Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas was written somewhere during the period of 1558 – 1829 to keep the teaching of the Roman Catholics’ Christian faith? Yep, that’s right. They were not allowed to publicly practice, so they encoded symbols of faith in this song to help the young people to remember their faith.
- In the song, my “True Love” and “a partridge in a pear tree” represents Jesus Christ.
- The two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
- The three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love.
- The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
- The five golden rings represented the first five books of the Old Testament, which describe man’s fall into sin and the great love of God in sending a Savior.
- The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
- Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit—-prophesy, serving, teaching, exhortation, contribution, leadership, and mercy.
- The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
- Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit – charity, joy, peace, patience [forbearance], goodness [kindness], mildness, fidelity, modesty, continency [chastity].
- The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.
- The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful Apostles.
- The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in The Apostles’ Creed.
Did you have a good time on the dance floor? I did. Next stop… your place! What Christmas music moves you?
Be sure to come back next week to dance with the 4M crew, and if you can’t get enough music, then join me for Saturday Song-suasion!
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I LOVE that group!! that was amazing. And I never knew that the song was all code. I always wondered why there so many bird gifts! LOL I will definitely think about it differently next time I sing it.
And I guess a belated Happy Birthday is in order! I hope you had a wonderful day of celebration, or relaxation….or a bit of both I guess!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY!!!
Just love your songs, and seeing the meaning of the 12 Days of Christmas posted.
I enjoyed being here today with you Cathy.
I learned something wonderful about the 12 days of Christmas! What cleverness! I’ll never forget it.
I can’t wait.
And now to teach my little loves
Have a wonderful week !
Good selections first one was brilliant, I liked John Denver too
A very Happy Birthday to you
Have a tinseltastic week
Happy Birthday!
You have chosen two of my favorite groups!
AS usual , great minds think alike. I was thinking of the first one and decided against it. The 2nd one got my vote. lol
Happy Birthday again!
Come by when you can.
Girl, you out did yourself with this one. Those guys are fantastic! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONE MORE TIME! hehehe Love Love John Denver and Kermit. Great pickins my friend! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Have you ever seen the price index of Christmas? Giving the twelve days of Christmas is a quite costly feat. I like the way they mixed other songs into the Twelve Days of Christmas.
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Oh, and, happy birthday, too!
John Denver is a blast from the past. My mom LOVED him!! Rumor has it it’s your birthday, so I’m here to wish you a happy-happy!