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Twelve Days, wtf?

On Sunday I was making cookies (Snickerdoodles) and Ali had put on some Christmas music. The Twelve Days Of Christmas, The Sinatra Christmas Album version, came on, and I said to her, "I'm confused by this song. What are the twelve days of Christmas?" I went through a couple of scenarios in my head, and I finally said, "How many days are in Hanukkah?" She said, "Seven? I think." Me, "Huh. I really don't understand this song, where do the twelve days come from?"

Today, I was poking around on the intertubes and came across this video. I thought it was pretty funny how much this mirrored my thought process ...

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