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12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:21 pm
by Northern Lass
Can anyone please tell me when the 12 days of christmas starts ?
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:04 pm
by Carol
Hi NL,
I've always been told decorations must be down by 6th January so that makes 5th January the twelth day of festivities and working backwards it starts on Chirstmas day-which makes a whole lot of sense.
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:40 pm
by Northern Lass
Thank you Carol
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:07 pm
by Rob
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.
What's that mean?
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:16 pm
by Northern Lass
I think it means......dunno!
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:26 pm
by Northern Lass
Hey let's do our own 12 days of xmas!
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ....
a huge inaccurate family tree! 
so come on some one do the 2nd day!
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:43 pm
by Carol
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me 2 pick shovels and
a huge inaccurate family tree!
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:02 pm
by Northern Lass
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me..
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurrate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:17 pm
by Carol
On the fourth day of Chirstmas my true love gave to me
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurrate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:27 pm
by peterd
On the fifth day of Chirstmas my true love gave to me
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurrate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:41 pm
by dianel
6 surname variations
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:52 pm
by Northern Lass
7 Census records
6 surname variations
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:44 pm
by Rob
8 Chain Makers
7 Census records
6 surname variations
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:24 am
by Northern Lass
9 New Connections
8 Chain Makers
7 Census records
6 surname variations
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurate family tree
Re: 12 days of Christmas
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:37 am
by Carol
10 pit wenches
9 New Connections
8 Chain Makers
7 Census records
6 surname variations
5 rowley nailors
4 Coal Miners
3 missing rellies
2 pick shovels
and a huge inaccurate family tree