captain_aggravated, 1 year ago

1. From days 8 to 12 your true love gives you milkmaids, dancing ladies, leaping lords, pipers and drummers. Human beings. As gifts. Which makes eating the birds feel a lot more okay.
2. This carol was written back when Christmas was a mere 12 days long. Now Christmas starts in mid-October. “On the eightieth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…”