what's 12 days of christmas

12 days of Christmas is a traditional Christmas song and a holiday season carol that celebrates the 12 days of Christmas, counting down from December 25th to January 5th. The song is filled with colorful imagery, such as partridges in pear trees and swans swimming on ice. It is often sung during the holiday season to evoke the joyful spirit of the season and to celebrate the magic of Christmas. Each day of the 12 days represents a new gift, as the song counts down the days leading up to Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men visited the baby Jesus.