Just so you know...

The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Original wording, which sounds to be by a single woman, whose "True Love", a man, sent her gifts:

The first day of Christmas my true love sent to me A parteridge in a pear tree.(Now "partridge")
One partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

The second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two turtle doves.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

The third day of Christmas my true love sent to me Three French Hens.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

The fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Four Colly birds . . .(Now "Calling birds", but originally "Colly birds" = black birds., "Colly" means "black as coal" in old English, as in "colliery".)
Four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Five gold rings . . .(Originally these were pictured as "golden ring"-necked pheasants, not jewelry. All the first five gifts were birds.)
Five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

The sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Six geese a-laying . . .
Six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

The seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me Seven swans swimming . . .Now "a-swimming"
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: prophesy, serving, teaching, exortation, contribution, leadership, and mercy.

The eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking . . .
Eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

From here on, the order is different from the original song!

The ninth day of Christmas my true Love sent to me Nine drummers drumming . . .
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

The tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Ten pipers piping . . .
Ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

The eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me Eleven ladies dancing . . .
Eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

The twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Twelve lords a-leaping. . .
Twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

Betcha never knew the hidden meanings behind this popular Christmas carol. Well...go impress your friends, Merry Christmas.