what's the twelve days of christmas

The twelve days of Christmas refer to the days leading up to Christmas Day, starting on December 25th and ending on January 6th. It's a traditional Christmas carol that lists a series of gifts exchanged between two lovers during the 12 days. The song includes popular Christmas gifts such as a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold rings, six geese a-laying, seven swans a-swimming, eight maids a-milking, nine ladies dancing, ten lords a-leaping, eleven pipers piping, and twelve drum