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\nI had almost forgotten about this, until the Concord Pastor<\/a> brought it up. It’s worth noting, once again: the oft-repeated lore about the true meaning of “The 12 Days of Christmas” isn’t true.<\/p>\n

From Snopes.com:<\/a> <\/p>\n

Two very large red flags indicate that the claim about the “secret” origins of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is nothing more than a fanciful tale, similar to the many apocryphal “hidden meanings” of various nursery rhymes: <\/p>\n

\n* There is absolutely no documentation or supporting evidence for this claim whatsoever, other than mere repetition of the claim itself;
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* The claim appears to date only to the 1990s, marking it as likely an invention of modern day speculation rather than historical fact. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You’ll want to read the whole thing.<\/a> <\/p>\n

And then hit “delete” the next time you get an email trumpeting the true story behind this old carol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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