[Source] Halliwell, 1853[11] [Giver] My true love sent to me [1] Partridge in a pear tree [2] Turtle doves [3] French hens [4] Colly birds [5] Gold rings [6] Geese a laying [7] Swans a swimming [8] Maids a milking [9] Drummers drumming [10] Pipers piping [11] Ladies dancing [12] 
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