Who sings 12 days of Christmas?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_… “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is an English Christmas carol (Roud # 68) which enumerates a series of increasingly grandiose gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas, ultimately leaving the singer with 364 gifts from her “true love.” However, textual evidence may indicate that the song actually is French in origin.[1][2] It is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. It has been one of the most popular and most-recorded Christmas songs in America and Europe throughout the past century. Contents [hide] 1 Music origin 2 Lyrics 2.1 Origin 2.2 Structure 2.3 Variations 2.3.1 France 2.3.2 Scotland 3 Meaning 4 Christmas Price Index 5 Parodies and burlesques 6 References 7 External links [edit] Music origin The song reportedly was first performed by James O. Halliwell in 1842, though it was used in European
