The Twelve Days of Christmas
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About This Work
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” is always popular during the Yuletide season and an opportunity for audience participation or to feature three or four members of the band with large cards depicting each day. Given the pace of the work this nearly always ends great merriment and ultimate disaster.
Scored for concert band by Geoff Kingston this new setting is fun personified and sure to be a hit with Christmas concert goers as an encore or band feature. The text is attached to the score and a separate sheet is included with the instrumental parts. Have fun!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A Partridge in a pear tree
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the Third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three French Hens
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four calling birds *
Three French Hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of my true love sent to me
Five gold rings
Four calling birds, three French Hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six geese a laying
Five gold rings, four colling birds, three French Hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Sev’n swans a swimming
Six geese a laying, Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French Hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eight day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight maids a milking
Sev’n swans a swimming, six geese a laying, Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French Hens,
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a milking, Sev’n swans a swimming, six geese a laying, Five gold rings, four calling birds, Three French Hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten Lords a leaping
Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a milking, sev’n swans a swimming, six geese a laying,
Five gold rings, four calling birds, Three French Hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
‘lev’n pipers piping
Ten Lords a leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a milking, sev’n swans a swimming, six geese a laying, Five gold rings, four calling birds, Three French Hens, two turtle doves and a
Partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
‘lev’n pipers piping, Ten Lords a leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a milking, sev’n swans a swimming, six geese a laying, Five gold rings, four calling birds, Three French Hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
*(Now "Calling birds", but originally "Colly birds" = black birds., "Colly" means "black as coal" in old English, as in "colliery".)
| Composer | Traditional |
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| Arranger | Geoff Kingston |
| Category | Christmas Music |
| Duration | Circa 3 mins 35 secs |
| Difficulty | This piece has difficulty rating of 3.5 on a scale one through 6, with 6 being the hardest. Click here to see how we grade our band sets. |
| Instrumentation | Conductors Full Score Piccolo Flutes 1-2 Oboe Eb Clarinet Bb Clarinets 1-2-3 Bb Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxophones 1-2 Bb Tenor Saxophone Eb Baritone Saxophone Bassoon Horns in F 1-2 Horns in F 3-4 Bb Trumpets 1-2-3 Tenor Trombones 1-2 Bass Trombone Euphonium Basses Timpani Side Drum / Cymbals / Bass Drum Glockenspiel Tubular Bells Double Bass |
| Parts Supplied | For a full list of parts supplied under our free postage scheme, please visit FAQ's. |
| Catalogue No. |
Product Code: SM0309
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