Contrariamente a lo que pueda parecer, los '12 días de Navidad' históricamente no se refería a los días previos a la Navidad, sino a los doce días siguientes.
El período comienza con el nacimiento de Cristo el 25 de diciembre, día de Navidad, y termina con la llegada de los Reyes Magos el 6 de enero, día de la Epifanía o Día de los Reyes Magos.
Letra de 'Twelve days of Christmas'
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear treeOn the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the third day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn 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 treeOn the fifth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the sixth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Six geese a laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the seventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Seven swans a swimming
Six geese a laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the eighth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming
Six geese a laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the ninth day of Christmas
Me me me me me me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming
Six geese a laying
Five gold rings, badam-pam-pam
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 gold rings, badam-pam-pam
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn 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 gold rings, badam-pam-pam
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear treeOn the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
12 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, badam-pam-pam
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
Otros Villancicos de Navidad
Villancicos de Navidad para niños: Ya vienen los Reyes Magos
Villancicos de Navidad para niños: 25 de diciembre, fum, fum, fum
Villancicos de Navidad para niños: Ande, ande, ande, la marimorena
Villancicos en inglés
- Villancicos de Navidad para niños en inglés: We wish you a Merry Christmas
- Villancicos de Navidad para niños en inglés: Jingle Bells
- Villancicos de Navidad para niños en inglés: Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
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