Tag: Straight No Chaser

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 right here on Monday’s Music Moves Me!

 

Our lovely hostesses, XmasDolly, would like to thank you for joining the party and as always JAmericanSpice, Stacy Uncorked, Just the stuff ya know & myself are happy that you came. Now, it’s time to get our groove on with you so remember to link up and shake your bootie with the fellow rockin’ blogger buds below!

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!