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
8 Days of Christmas (song) 8 Days of Christmas (song) "8 Days of Christmas" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child, from their same-titled Christmas album (2001). Written by band members Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland along with Errol McCalla, Jr., who handled its production, it is a Christmas-themed song with heavy R&B and dance pop elements. Released as a promotional single in support of its parent album, "8 Days of Christmas" was first released in November 2000 on the re-issue of the band's "The Writing's on the Wall" (1999) and the CD single of their number-one single "Independent Women". The song is