ALMOST A PARTRIDGE + A PEAR TREE 8" x 5" pastel + gold scrolled frame SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR The Twelve Days of Christmas are approaching quickly. And do you know of the verse? The twelfth day of Christmas, | My true love sent to me | Twelve lords a-leaping, | Eleven pipers piping, | Ten ladies dancing, | Nine drummers drumming, | Eight maids a-milking, | Seven swans a-swimming, | Six geese a-laying, | Five gold rings, | Four colly birds, | Three French hens, | Two turtle doves, and | A partridge in a pear tree. The origin of Twelve Days is not known, with claims both attributed to the French and English. The game, where the verse is sung between children, was first published in Mirth Without Mischief in 1780. The first day falls on December 25 or 26th, depending on the tradition. So my litt...
Susan E. Roden's pastels, mixed media and prose