[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 [11] Ladies dancing [12] Lords a leaping [10] 
Pipers piping
P i p e r s p i p i n g
S h i p s a s a i l i n g
L o r d s a - l e a p i n g
D r u m m e r s d r u m m i n g
C o c k s a c r o w i n g
A s s e s r a c i n g