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The Twelve Days of Christmas
arr. Andrew Kazdin

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Performed
by the
Annapolis Brass Quintet

(Duration 04:00)

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The version most people are familiar with today begins with this verse:

On the first day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me


a partridge in a pear tree.
(Then adds a gift for each day)
 two turtle doves [and:]
three French hens
four calling birds


f i v e   g o l d   r i n g s

six geese a-laying 
seven swans a-swimming
eight maids a-milking 
nine ladies dancing
ten lords a-leaping 
eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming
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​The history of this carol is somewhat murky.  
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​The earliest known version first appeared in a 1780 children's book called​ Mirth With-out Mischief.  Some historians think the song could be French in origin, but most agree it was designed as a "memory and forfeit" game, in which singers tested their recall of the lyrics and had to award their opponents a "forfeit"--a kiss or a favor of some kind--if they made a mistake. 

Silent Night
arr. Keith Snell
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ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET
~ Silent Night ~




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