Did you know?? (cuz I didn't!!)

[peppermintbay]

There's one Christmas carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and a partridge in a pear tree have to do with Christmas?!

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young

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[peppermintbay]

ha!! yep I said I'd be back to bore everybody ~~did it work?!

[trentsca]

no no! its nice to see your face again... although i admit i barely even check lj these days... i have been converted to myspace like the lemming i am. (sorry, this is flashy_emerson)