2006-12-22 04:04:39 · 29 answers · asked by My name's MUD 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Yeah, and apparently, it has bird-diarrhea too! Thank goodness for Resolve!
2006-12-22 04:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Abby O'Normal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't be surprised...
Luckily, I haven't though.
I got curious about what this song symbolizes and this is what I found:
"Some Christians assign symbolism to the gifts in the song. One of the most common versions of these assigned meanings is:
The 'partridge in a pear tree' means there is only one God and is also symbolic of Jesus (see Luke 13:34).
The 'two turtle doves' are the Old and New Testaments.
The 'three French hens' are the three Persons of the holy Trinity or the three virtues: faith, hope, and love, though according to Ace Collins' book "Stories of the Best Loved Christmas Songs", they represent the expensive gifts of the Wise Men: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
The 'four calling birds' are the Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; or their Gospels. Which makes sense because they are "calling" out the story.
'Five gold rings' are the first five books of the Bible, or the Pentateuch.
'Six geese a-laying' refer to the six days of the Creation.
'Seven swans a-swimming' are the seven sacraments and the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
'Eight maids a-milking' are the eight Beatitudes.
'Nine ladies dancing' are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit.
'Ten lords a-leaping' are the Ten Commandments.
'Eleven pipers piping' are the eleven faithful Apostles.
'Twelve drummers drumming' are the twelve doctrines in the Apostles' Creed.
This interpretation is usually taught with a story, confirmed by Ace Collins, that British Catholics, suffering persecution in the 16th century, wrote the song with these hidden meanings. The song would have served as a pedagogical tool, however, some sources say that it was merely a "memory and forfeits game" originally played by children."
-Wikipedia
2006-12-22 12:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by rage21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once I received a Christmas tree ornament that was a partridge in a pear tree
2006-12-22 12:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but I want to try partridge stuffed with pears for christmas dinner.... where could I get a partridge at such short notice I wonder....?
2006-12-22 12:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by fae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but my brother does usually offer me a good kick up the bum. He never does though, he's a great person!
A Madly Merry, Wickedly Happy Christmas to all!
Charles "That Cheeky Lad"
Abbey and Angel
2006-12-22 12:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, indeed I did. However, the tree fell over on top of me, and sadly I was killed. That made for a really depressing Christmas.
2006-12-22 12:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by dpawson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is, who the hell would want 1! what would you do with it! would you cook the partridge and eat it like chicken! I DONT THINK SO!!!
2006-12-22 12:11:03 · answer #7 · answered by Cathleen P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2006-12-22 12:06:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lara <:(((>< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
but i wudnt like to
and anyone who knows me knows i hate trees and birds!
lol
only joking!
i think the song is set in like the countryside wen ppl owned farms n stuff and tat was the main thing to do!
i mean who wants french hens? well unless u were a farmer
2006-12-22 12:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by YabbaJabba 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but my gran had a pear tree and her cat used to sit in it, so I've seen a cat in a pear tree. :-)
2006-12-22 12:08:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋