We all know the song, but here's the challenge for all you budding song writers out there - write your own version of this Christmas favourite. Using the existing numbers 1-12, suggest what creature 'your true love' gave to you for each day... for example - 'On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a Red-legged partridge in a pear tree' - you get the idea!Have fun!Claire
Nobody up for the challenge?
Hi-
red legged partridges are in the original anyway :)
I may have a go later
S
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Indeed Mr Aves, it was just an example to get people thinking. Look forward to your input later.
Claire
Hi Claire
Nice idea for a thread, and after all the indulgence today I feel very sleepy at the moment. Just ate and drank far too much.
The thinking cap will be on tomorrow once more. {big smile} for this thread content.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
On t' ELF owl day of christmas my true love sent to me,
Eee ! Levantine shearwaters,
Tendangered species,
Nene geese from Hawaii
Atypical plumaged blackbirds
Yes-even ing Grosbeaks,
Brazilian spix macaws
Five ory Gulls ;
Four mosan pigeons
Three toed woodpeckers
Toucans of lager
and a Blue Tit on a nut bag
Five goldcrests or should it be fiiive goooldcrests
Stoat
I'm not bald. I've just got ingrowing hair!
and a fieldfare in an apple tree
Nice thread C,
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me - a pager from RBA
On the second day of Christmas my pager sent to me, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the third day of Christmas my pager sent to me, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the fourth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the fifth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, fiver Amur Falcons (undergoing moult - obviously), four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the sixth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the seventh day of Christmas my pager sent to me, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the eighth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the ninth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the tenth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, ten 'dark-rumped petrels', nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the eleventh day of Christmas my pager sent to me, eleven Pallid Swifts, ten 'dark-rumped petrels', nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir
On the twelfth day of Christmas my pager sent to me...a bloody hangover
ATB
D
Leave only footprints, kill only time.
5 golden phesants
6 sandpipers (piping)
11 ospreys (praying) when will i return
sorry brain dead after all these quises ill be back mac
Unknown said: Nice thread C, On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me - a pager from RBA On the second day of Christmas my pager sent to me, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the third day of Christmas my pager sent to me, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the fourth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the fifth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, fiver Amur Falcons (undergoing moult - obviously), four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the sixth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the seventh day of Christmas my pager sent to me, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the eighth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the ninth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the tenth day of Christmas my pager sent to me, ten 'dark-rumped petrels', nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the eleventh day of Christmas my pager sent to me, eleven Pallid Swifts, ten 'dark-rumped petrels', nine 'Black-headed' Wagtails, eight days on Fair Isle, seven Dodgy Ibis, six yank empids, five Amur Falcons, four Common Rosefinch, three Whiskered Terns, two dodgy phylloscs and a weird shrike at Staines Reservoir On the twelfth day of Christmas my pager sent to me...a bloody hangover ATB D
Top banana, there D - After all of that, I bet you are all phyllosced out!Claire