The Twelve Days of Christmas myth

It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love (so sang Frank Sinatra) and when the world also sends bogus urban legend emails about all things Christmas.  Is it true that the song “The Twelve Days Of Christmas” was actually an underground catechism sung by Catholics who were being persecuted by English Protestants?  The popular myth-busting website Snopes says no, and yet I get this email every year.  It’s already running on the Web and in newspapers here and there and yet there’s precious little evidence to support it.

See this myth busted here.  And don’t send me this email this year. :)

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