Twelve Days of Christmas Gift Ideas
Looking for a novel idea for Christmas gift-giving?
How about a series of gifts on the theme of The Twelve Days of Christmas? I have selected some gift ideas for each day, based on the verses of the popular Christmas carol. The gifts range from silly to swanky, and everything in between. Most of all, this is a really fun, original approach to Christmas gift giving!
Countdown to Christmas
Christmas: December 25, 2011
The Twelve Days of Christmas: the gift list
without all the repeating lines
Day one: A partridge in a pear treeDay two: Two turtle doves
Day three: Three French hens
Day four: Four calling birds
Day five: Five golden rings
Day six: Six geese a-laying
Day seven: Seven swans a-swimming
Day eight: Eight maids a-milking
Day nine: Nine ladies dancing
Day ten: Ten lords a-leaping
Day eleven: Eleven pipers piping
Day twelve: Twelve drummers drumming
On the First day of Christmas: a Partridge ...
Partridges are small birds such as quail, which are cute AND delicious. You can go for the real thing and give a gift of gourmet partridge. Or perhaps you'd prefer to give a more cuddly version, with a singing plush partridge quail, or an ornamental partridge. Here are some ideas to get you started!
... in a Pear Tree
If you really wanted to, you could perch your partridge among the branches of a real pear tree. Or if you just want to give a nod to the pear tree, choose something smaller, like pear scented body lotion, or a pear gift basket.
On the Second day of Christmas: Two Turtle Doves
There is a wide variety of turtle dove gifts to choose from. Depending on your budget and sense of humor, you can go with the turtle dove decoys or the Swarovski turtle dove ornament. Perhaps a plush turtle dove? Or a beautiful turtle dove ornament for the tree? Here are some great turtle dove ideas for you to consider with your other Twelve Days of Christmas gifts.
On the Third Day of Christmas: Three French Hens
Three French Hens? Yes, here are some ideas for you. You might be wondering what French Hens taste like... (you know what's coming) Chicken, of course!
On the Fourth day of Christmas: Four Calling Birds
Well, as you can imagine, a set of four calling birds is hard to come by these days, but these items will work just as well, and they won't leave feathers and droppings all over your house! Here are some singing plush birds, which are very chubby and cute. Also, a bird call device, so you can do your own impression of a calling bird, and some recorded bird calls as well.
On the Fifth day of Christmas: Five Gold Rings
Well, Five Gold Rings could really be a budget-buster, unless you're really going all-out to impress someone. Here are some suggestions for various spending levels. Fortunately, gold rings come in every design imaginable, from fine jewelry to funny costume pieces. You're sure to be able to find something suitable!
On the Sixth day of Christmas: Six Geese a-laying
All right, more birds... Unless you really want live geese -- and I'm guessing you don't -- we used to have geese when I was little, and they would chase and bite us. I had a friend who refused to get out of the car when her mom brought her over to play, until we chased the geese away. Geese can be scary! But I digress. Here are some fine goose gifts that are guaranteed not to bite.
On the Seventh day of Christmas: Seven Swans a-swimming
There are more swan products than you'd think, so I focused on some that actually look like swans, from plush to Faberge.
On the Eighth day of Christmas: Eight Maids a-milking
Now, I'm quite sure that it's illegal to buy and sell maids-a-milking. You'll have to use your imagination on this topic and go for something that is maid or milk related, or metaphorical, or just plain silly.
On the Ninth day of Christmas: Nine Ladies Dancing
Keeping in mind that this is a G-rated page, here are some ideas for dancing lady gifts!
On the Tenth day of Christmas: Ten Lords a-leaping
Oh, the hens and swans and geese were much easier to find than these Lords-a-Leaping. Don't these troublesome Lords have anything better to do? Anyway, here are some ideas!
On the Eleventh day of Christmas: Eleven Pipers Piping
This is going to be one rowdy gift exchange, what with all the milking and leaping and piping. Here are some Pipers Piping gift ideas!
On the Twelfth day of Christmas: Twelve Drummers Drumming
Congratulations on making it all the way to the twelfth day of Christmas! Here are some ideas for drummers and drumming related gifts. A word of caution: never give drums to somebody else's children without permission, or you may find yourself on the receiving end of a vengeful government created killer nano-robot infection. You've been warned.
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:56 am | delete
- Your creativity shines in this lens. Wish I could afford all twelve, sadly with this years bills, only have enough left for the partridge and no tree. Merry Christmas.
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Loveyourshoes
Dec 21, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
- Hi , great lens and I really like the layout, 3 days till Christmas!
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Lutey
Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:30 pm | delete
- Our family has been doing this anonymously for other families for a few years. We leave the gifts on their doorstep, mail them in packages, ask complete strangers to deliver them to their door, etc. On the last day we "reveal" ourselves. It has been a lot of fun and we look forward each year to the "selection process" for who will receive the gifts and what we will do for each day.
We enjoyed looking at your ideas and I am sure we will use some of them! Additionally, we have used donuts and/or onion rings for "5 Golden RIngs" and all sorts of frog items for "10 Lords A'Leaping".
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FlaminCatDesigns
Dec 16, 2011 @ 3:40 pm | delete
- Great idea. Fun lens :)
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gorillabuns
Dec 14, 2011 @ 10:52 pm | delete
- the day three hens are way cuter in person and totally worth the price!
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