The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) the Faroe Islands, there is a comparable counting Christmas song. The gifts include: one feather, two geese, three sides of meat, four sheep, five cows, six oxen, seven dishes, eight ponies, nine banners, ten barrels, eleven goats, twelve men, thirteen hides, fourteen rounds of cheese and fifteen deer. These were illustrated in 1994 by local cartoonist Óli Petersen (born 1936) on a series of two stamps issued by the Faroese Philatelic Office. "Les Douze Mois" ("The Twelve Months") (also known as "La Perdriole"—"The Partridge") is another similar cumulative verse from France that has been likened to "The Twelve Days of
The Twelve Bars of Christmas “Twelve Pubs of Christmas” spread internationally. Rules The original rules of the twelve pubs were 1 you must select a drink you will drink for all of the pubs, this cannot be changed. 2. You have 15 minutes in every pub to finish your drink unless otherwise specified by a nominated person. 2a. Each bar gets a nominated person. This person can nominate the ‘skull’ anytime before the 15 minutes is over. You must then finish your drink within 60 seconds of the nomination. (Be careful here, it’s a marathon no a sprint) 3 you could not eat on the