and
And now the excitement's mounting, as the countdown continues, and the gift for the third day of Christmas is delivered!
ððððð
ðđððēâïļðïļðïļð
Here we go: ðð
The third day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.ððð
WHAT WILL TODAY'S GIFT BE? Oh! What will it be? What divine revelation will it convey?
ðâĪïļðâĪïļðâĪïļð
The gift's been delivered! I bet y'all can't wait to know, RIGHT? Here we GO.......
ðŦð
ðēð
The fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Four COLLY BIRDS,,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.
ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
ððð
ðïļðïļ
ðð
âĪïļâĪïļâĪïļâĪïļ
As Christmas draws nearer, and the spirit of Christmas engulfs us, let us prepare well during this season of the Advent of Christmas, by generously sharing and caring for the elderly, sick, handicapped, poor and marginalized... Let's carry and spread the SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS to one and ALL! DO join in... It's time for the fifth Christmas present to arrive...
ð
ðŦððïļðâïļðēðððððð
The fifth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds, ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, and ðïļðïļ
A partridge in a pear tree.ðð
We're almost halfway through the twelve days of Christmas and we're all agog with curiosity, as the children chatter in childish incoherence, wondering what hidden gift Secret Santa has left on our doorstep...
ððððð. ð ððððð
There's cackling and cooing already on our farmhouse, as the waiting for the birthday of Christ is on it's way to reaching a crescendo!
âīïļðŦðđðžððžðĢðžðđðĪððē
We open the door and there's PANDEMONIUM as we see the gift. You wanna know what it is, right? ð
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me (Santa is everyone's true love, for he knows what lies in your ð)
Six geese a-laying, ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, and ðïļðïļ
A partridge in a pear tree. ððģ
Today, the seventh day to CHRISTMAS, we await with trepidation at what's gonna land on our doorstep! Santa is going 'over the top' ð in the 'presents' ðððððððdepartment. But, the more, the merrier....So, here comes:
For the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love Santa sent to me
SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings, ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, and ðïļðïļ
A partridge in a pear tree.ððģ
Seven swans a swimming!!!!! â WELL, WELL WELL!!!
With giving this, our âtrue loveâ was really buying us something rather expensive. Swans have always been luxury goods, a medieval Gucci handbag, if you will. In the medieval period, swans were status symbols, exchanged between noblemen and as the centuries wore on, they became increasingly exclusive to royalty.
Any exclusive feast worth its weight in gold, had to have a swan as centrepiece, especially at Christmas feasts. Ideally, youâd roast a few swans in their feathers and put a burning piece of incense in its beak. In 1251, Henry III ordered 125 swans for the Christmas feast for his court. Dining with the King in winter meant eating swan! #FUNFACT
Hi folks! The doorbell is ringing furiously and we're rushing to open it ... There are a lot of cheery voices and we're waiting to see today's gift... (Don't forget! These are just the outer gifts, wrappings, if you like, but the true spiritual gift will be revealed DURING the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!)
ðððððððð
Wanna know what has arrived??????ðð
The eighth day to Christmas,
My true love ð
sent to me
EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ðąð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°
Seven swans a-swimming,ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, andðïļðïļ
A partridge in a pear tree.ððģ
So now, there's going to be the wonderful aroma of Christmas goodies being baked, boiled, stewed, fried, steamed and we're gonna have a jolly good Christmas party...Cya ðð
JESUS' COMING IS NIGH! Prepare the way for him...ððð
Christmas is just around the corner! In prayerful expectation we await the 'REASON FOR THIS SEASON - JESUS! ðâĪïļðđð
And Jesus is the reason we celebrate in great merriment and cheer, this fast approaching Christmas season. We make plans for the giving of special gifts to those who need love and support! âĪïļâĪïļâĪïļ
But yes! We're the recipients of gifts too, from Secret Santa, who is disguising the inner gifts with outer wrappings and trappings to gladden the heart at Christmas time.
THERE'S the expected ringing of the doorbell and a great clamouring of feet. It's time for the ninth gift..ððððððððð
We open the door and VOILA! That's surely a SIGHT for sore eyes! ð
For the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love ð
sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,ððððððððð,
Eight maids a-milking,ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°
Seven swans a-swimming,ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, ðïļðïļ
And a partridge in a pear tree. ððģ
Now, added to the SMELL, the heady aroma of Christmas goodies being baked and steamed,ð there's the pretty SIGHT of nine ladies dancing!ð Join in the merry-making and spin on the dance floor!
ððļð·ðķð§
We are inching closer to D-Day and can sense the excitement building up...
ðâïļð
âïļðķðððļð
Christmas cribs are being put up with different themes, as each vies with the other to win the Crib Competition. The city looks like fairyland, as a range of decorated Christmas trees and stars are set up..And there are a myriad lights everywhere...
âðâĻðšððððļ
But Jesus was born in an atmosphere that was poor and humble! Amidst cattle and hay, straw and shepherds. And YET, his BIRTH was the MOST SPECTACULAR!
âĻâĻðâĻðžð§ð§ââïļð§ââïļâĻðâĻâĻâĻ
For the lone Star lit up the firmament, a multitude of angel choirs echoed through the night, and kings from different parts of the world hurried to witness His birth.
Hey, there goes the doorbell...the TENTH day present ð has arrived!
For the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping ðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðš
Nine ladies dancing,ððððððððð
Eight maids a-milking,ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°
Seven swans a-swimming,ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, ðïļðïļ
And a partridge in a pear tree.ððģ
It's time to get the ball rolling and begin the festivities, as the lords and ladies get together and start prancing and dancing! TWO DAYS TO GO!!!!!
ðððâĻðļððâððķâïļð
There's snow falling to unprecedented depths, and revelers singing in merriment as the countdown to Christmas is almost at its close.
A flurry of feet tapping and dancing continues into the night and as morning arrives, so does our gift
ððððððððððð
Brimming with excitement, full of genuine curiosity, and wondering what's arrived, we fling open the door and are deafened by a blast of MUSIC, as we see...CATCH YOUR BREATH HERE!!! ðą
For the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love ð
sent to me
Eleven pipers piping ðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðš
Ten lords a-leaping,ðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðš
Nine ladies dancing ððððððððð
Eight maids a-milking,ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°
Seven swans a-swimming,ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings,ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves, ðïļðïļ
And a partridge in a pear tree.ððģ
Wow! What do you know!!! Time slips by so quickly and it's the twelfth gift we're awaiting and it comes quickly too!
ðððððððððððð
There's the END to the BEND and it's CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!
ðððēâð
ððķâðððĨ°ðâïļð
BANG BANG goes the door and ting a ling a ling goes the doorbell:
And the BEAT of DRUMS start, as TWELVE DRUMMERS add to the SOUND OF MUSIC at CHRISTMAS TIME. âĪïļðđðð
For the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love ð
sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,ðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨðĨ
Eleven pipers piping,ðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðš
Ten lords a-leaping,ðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðšðš
Nine ladies dancing,ððððððððð
Eight maids a-milking,ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°ð§âðĶ°
Seven swans a-swimming,ðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒðĶĒ
Six geese a-laying,ðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Five gold rings, ððððð
Four colly birds,ðĶðĶðĶðĶ
Three French hens,ððð
Two turtle doves,ðïļðïļ
And a partridge in a pear tree.ððģ
THE LONG WAIT IS AT AN END! OUR SAVIOR AND MESSIAH IS COMING ....PREPARE THE WAY AND WELCOME HIM...
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