The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) - Wikipedia A large number of different melodies have been associated with the song, of which the best known is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin
The 12 Days of Christmas - Christmas Carol Lyrics The song enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on the Epiphany (January 6th)