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The Twelve Days of Christmas as Christian Teaching
The song, heard during the holidays, is seen as a teaching tool from English Catholics from 1558 to 1829. Each gift symbolizes Christian faith: the partridge as Jesus, two doves as old and new testaments, three gifts as faith hope and love, and so on. The piece urges readers to seek the true meaning of Christmas, Emmanuent God with us.
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England
Jesus Christ
Emmanent
God
Dave W Meadows
Grace United Methodist Church