The 12 Days of Christmas

The other day, a group of us were discussing the song, 'The 12 Day's of Christmas' and we decided to look up what the verses really meant. We were very surprised to find out that the song was originally written to help people learn about their faith. So...here is the song in a whole new perspective.....perhaps a sermon will be done about it some day!!

The "true love" mentioned in the song doesn’t refer to an earthly suitor, but it refers to God Himself.
The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross.
2nd Day: The "two turtle doves" refers to the Old and New Testaments.
3rd Day: The "three French hens" stand for faith, hope and love—the three gifts of the Spirit that abide (1 Corinthians 13).
4th Day: The "four calling birds" refers to the four evangelists who wrote the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—which sing the song of salvation through Jesus Christ.
5th Day:The "five golden rings" represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
6th Day:The "six geese a-laying" is the six days of creation.
7th Day:The "seven swans a-swimming" refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
8th Day:The "eight maids a milking " reminded children of the eight beatitudes listed in the Sermon on the Mount.
9th Day:The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
10th Day:The "ten lords a-leaping" represents the Ten Commandments
11th Day:The "eleven pipers piping" refers to the eleven faithful apostles.
12th Day:The ‘twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles’ Creed: belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, made man, crucified, died and arose on the third day, that he sits at the right hand of the father and will come again, the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting.