The Aussie 12 Days of Christmas
This is my first post in a while. I’ve had a lot on my mind recently but I wanted to do a Christmas post. I enjoy the time of year and I have a lot of fond memories of past Christmases with my family; hot and summery and typically Australian.
I’ve always found it funny that we celebrate Christmas with wintery songs in Australia, so I thought I’d try to come up with a more Aussie take on a Christmas classic.
Hope you enjoy it; it was a lot of fun to write. ;)
On the first day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meA kookaburra in a gum tree
On the second day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the third day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the fourth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the fifth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the sixth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the seventh day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the eighth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meEight emus a-runningSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the ninth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meNine sharks a-bitingEight emus a-runningSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the tenth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meTen echidnas a-diggingNine sharks a-bitingEight emus a-runningSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the eleventh day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meEleven possums a-playingTen echidnas a-diggingNine sharks a-bitingEight emus a-runningSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree
On the twelfth day of ChristmasMy good mate sent to meTwelve wombats a-wamblingEleven possums a-playingTen echidnas a-diggingNine sharks a-bitingEight emus a-runningSeven koalas a-sleepingSix kangaroos a-hoppingFive Russell CrowesFour cockatoosThree black swansTwo platypusesAnd a kookaburra in a gum tree!
Update: It's December 25th now so I just wanted to add that I hope everyone has a joyous Christmas and my sincerest wishes for a peaceful and safe New Year. I'll see you all in a couple of days. ;)