Twelve Days of Christmas

arr. Geoffrey Keating

 

On the first day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree

 

On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Two Turtle Doves

 

On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Three French Hens

 

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Four Calling Birds

 

On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Five Golden Rings

 

On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Six Geese a Laying

 

On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Seven Swans a Swimming

 

On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eight Maids a Milking

 

On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Nine Ladies Dancing

 

On the tenth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Ten Lords a Leaping

 

On the eleventh day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Eleven Pipers Piping

 

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Twelve Drummers Drumming

 

This piece was performed on Octarium’s Holidays with Octarium, December 2007, Holidays with Octarium - Greatest Hits, December 2008 and Holidays with Octarium, December 2010.