Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Twelve Days Of Christmas



On the 1st Day of Christmas . . . Celebrating The Birth Of Christ

On the 2nd Day of Christmas . . . Feast of St. Stephen, The First Martyr of the Church

On the 3rd Day of Christmas . . . Feast of St. John the Evangelist & The Blessing Of The Wine

On the 4th Day of Christmas . . . Feast of the Holy Innocents

On the 5th Day of Christmas . . . Feast of St. Thomas a' Becket

On the 6th Day of Christmas . . . Feast of the Holy Family*

On the 7th Day of Christmas . . . Feast of St. Sylvester

On the 8th Day of Christmas . . . Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God . . . and during Medieval times, The Feast of Fools and the Feast of the Circumsision

On the 9th Day of Christmas . . . Feasts of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen

On the 10th Day of Christmas . . . Feast of the Holy Name

On the 11th Day of Christmas . . . Feria

On the 12th Day of Christmas . . . 12th Night

Epiphany


And then there's the Irish version of the 12 days of Christmas . . .

2 comments:

Ted Leddy said...

GW

I'm glad you enjoyed Frank Kelly's version of the 12 Days of Christmas. I intended to link it to you but you beat me to it.

GW said...

I was howling the first time I heard Frank Kelly's version. It really is hilarious. Thanks for the thought Ted.