[voice, English]

[neverblind]

--venth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings--
Four colly birds,
Three french hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

...Oh, dear. On the eighth day of Christmas... Hmm, I really am more for hymns. I don'

Comments

[tomoyoshida]

You have a lovely voice.

[neverblind]

Thank you. It's been a few years since I was in a choir, but I still remember some of the lessons...[a sheepish laugh.] Some of the songs seem to be a lost cause though. I still can't remember what comes on the eighth day.

[tomoyoshida]

Umm... [She speedily hums through the song for a few moments here.]

Is it... "eight maids a-milking...?"

[neverblind]

Oh! I think you're right. And then it's...hmm... [sing-song--the tune works even when they're in reverse order] nine ladies dancing, ten lords a-leaping, eleven pipers piping, twelve drummers drumming--that's all of them!

[inner_sandman]

The song you are singing, it is related to Christmas.

[neverblind]

Well, yes. That's why it mentions Christmas.

[inner_sandman]

So you have knowledge of this holiday. Tell me, what is the purpose of Christmas?

[neverblind]

It's to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that he's the savior of mankind and can redeem man from sin if they repent.

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