a traditional song often sung at Christmas . It is about a person who receives a gift for each of the twelve days of Christmas. The song begins: ‘On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me/A partridge in a pear tree.’ Finally, on the 12th and last day, the person receives ‘twelve lords a-leaping’.
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Meaning of TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005