The Twelve Days of Christmas is a classic carol that I have enjoyed rewriting on many occasions over the years. The original 12 gifts in the song go as follows:
- 12 Drummers Drumming
- 11 Pipers Piping
- 10 Lords-a-Leaping
- 9 Ladies Dancing
- 8 Maids-a-Milking
- 7 Swans-a-Swimming
- 6 Geese-a-Laying
- 5 Gold Rings
- 4 Colly Birds (sometime mistakenly sung as “calling birds,” see this nice explanation)
- 3 French Hens
- 2 Turtle Doves
- And a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
The pet’s version would be different of course! And luckily I have it here for your enjoyment. I’m sure that your pets would be happy if you used it as a gift guide t Here’s how your pets would sing this classic carol…
On the first day of Christmas, my human gave to me, a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the second day of Christmas, my human gave to me, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the third of Christmas, my human gave to me, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the fourth of Christmas, my human gave to me, four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the fifth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the sixth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the seventh day of Christmas, my human gave to me, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the eighth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, eight bowls of milk fat, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the ninth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, nine cat toys dancing, eight bowls of milk fat, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree
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On the tenth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, 10 mice a leaping, nine cat toys dancing, eight bowls of milk fat, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the eleventh day of Christmas, my human gave to me, 11 rawhide roll ups, 10 mice a leaping, nine cat toys dancing, eight bowls of milk fat, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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On the twelfth day of Christmas, my human gave to me, 12 kongs with stuffing, 11 rawhide roll ups, 10 mice a leaping, nine cat toys dancing, eight bowls of milk fat, seven baked pet biscuits, six balls a rolling. Five agility rings! Four feathered games, three french fries, two purple toys, and a hidey hole in a cat tree.
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I love love your version, it is the best one,made me smile while reading it and now am humming the tune LOL
I’m sure my cats think this version is much better than the original! Though I’m sure they wouldn’t mind a partridge in a pear tree. 😉
The cat trio and solitary dog approve your new version! If my pet crew were to write their own, somewhere they’d substitute blankets, tunnels, and cat shelves. 😉
This is so much fun, and it did make me laugh! Well done on a totally festive Post!! We will all be whistling the tun all day.
Merry Christmas!
This is absolutely adorable, totally just sang along with the whole thing!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this pet friendly version much more than original. But now, I have to read about Colly birds, I’ve never heard of them!
This is just lovely and so much fun. Now I can’t get the tune out of my head….FIVE…AGILITEEEE….RINGS!!!
I loved this! So glad to see a mixture of cats and dogs!
SO ADORABLE! I loved this post so much. It made me smile and I had a bad day so thank you! I”m going to share as well.
What a super fun post! We’ll share! We are jealous that you got In N Out fries😂 and we love the purple rhino!
Perfection! My dog and cat agree with your version and are now expecting to get their own “12 Days of Christmas” gifts. I’m just wondering how much this is going to cost me…;-)
This is so clever and funny! I had a cat that loved french fries too!! Sandra and Dolly
Loved the pictures that went with your version of the song…so cute. I could actually hear them meowing and howling 🙂
I LOVE this version and will have to share this! I especially like the 5 agility rings! Good photos to match!
I’m going to have to remember this one for next Christmas!