Ah, Christmas. That festive season where cash register ring like sleigh bells, and songs are repeatedly blasted everywhere.
Yet, how many of those songs we hear constantly, are true original Christmas songs, that while may seem traditional, but simply aren't?
Of course, some obvious ones, like 'I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus' or 'All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth' are totally untraditional.
What about songs like 'Deck the Halls' or 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'? It does sound traditional, does it not? After all we've seen and heard them for eons. But. they aren't linked to Christmas in any religious way.
Take 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' for example. In nowhere in the Bible can it be found, of the Twelve Days of Christmas, or the birth of Christ. This would totally rule out any linking to Christianity.
What about the number 12, you say?
True, there are several numbers that has significance in the Bible, and 12 is one of them, like the 12 Disciples, and the 12 tribes of Israel.
But there is absolutely no connection between the 12 Days of Christmas and Christianity itself.
A glance at the lyrics of the song, and one can understand why people would be confused over its origins.
A search of the song's lyrics would produce numerous websites, that each gift for each day has a religious backing in the Christianity.
Whether you find it just a mere coincidence or not, is up to you.
As for me, I'm convinced it's just a song and more of the 'I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus' category than the 'Angels We Have Heard on High' category.
