The Twelve Days of Christmas

Summary

The Twelve Days of Christmas is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,075 views/month, #90 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Twelve Days of Christmas's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's composer is recorded as traditional^[5].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's genre is Christmas carol^[6].
• Twelve Days of Christmas is named after The Twelve Days of Christmas^[7].
• Among the performers on The Twelve Days of Christmas was Connie Francis^[8].
• Among the performers on The Twelve Days of Christmas was The Spinners^[9].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's Commons category is recorded as The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)^[10].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas was published on 1780^[12].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's has edition or translation is recorded as The Twelve Days of Christmas^[13].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's main subject is Christmas gift^[14].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'}^[15].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song^[16].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's has characteristic is recorded as cumulative song^[17].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song^[18].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's has characteristic is recorded as memory game^[19].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's derivative work is recorded as Heavy Metal Christmas^[20].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's adapted by is recorded as Frederic Austin^[21].
• The Twelve Days of Christmas's form of creative work is recorded as song^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[23]

• Genre(s): christmas music^[24]

• Community tags: christmas, christmas music, list song^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: c5945140-1a72-3203-977e-bcc6ff3c8f98^[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Connie Francis^[8] and The Spinners^[9].

Publication

The Twelve Days of Christmas was published on 1780^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is Christmas carol^[6].

Subject and Themes

The Twelve Days of Christmas's main subject is Christmas gift^[14].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Days of Christmas ranks in the top 0.46% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,075 views/month, #90 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]