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The Partridge in the Pear Tree is Jesus Christ. The 2 Turtle Doves are The Old and New Testaments. The 3 French hens are Faith, Hope and Charity, the theological virtues.
Some variants have "juniper tree" or "June apple tree" rather than "pear tree", which is likely a mishearing of "partridge in a pear tree". The 1780 version has "four colly birds "— colly being a regional English expression for "coal-black" (the name of the collie dog breed may come from this word).
A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
That old English Christmas carol about 12 days of gifting holds certain intrigue for birders. After all, seven of the 12 gifts were birds.
The first gift listed is "a partridge in a pear tree", and these words end each verse. Since partridges are unlikely to be seen in pear trees (they are ground-nesting birds) [5] it has been suggested that the text "a pear tree" is a corruption of the French "une perdrix" (a partridge). [6]
The first day of the Twelve Days of Christmas starts on a modest note, at just $89 total. This figure includes the partridge, which costs just $14, and the pear tree, which costs $75. Two Turtle Doves
An idiomatic use of the phrase "and a partridge in a pear tree" in the meaning "and whats not". An example at hand is here , but there are more. An "image recognition" puzzle (unfortunately I don't know its English name, a kind of " I spy "): in a line art of a tree some branches form a silhouette of a partridge, and a kid has to find it.
pear brandy (such as St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur) 1 1/2 oz. (or more) fresh lemon juice. Ice. Sparkling pear hard cider, for topping off. Thinly sliced pears and candied ginger, for serving ...