It may be a little known tradition at the Mount, but it’s a fantastic one!

Each year, the kids of the Mount’s Child Study Centre draw and caption their interpretations of the 12 Days of Christmas. And each year, the results are wonderful.

Check out the kids’ 2018 interpretations of the 12 Days of Christmas:

Day 1

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…A Partridge in a Pear Tree


“Mine is a bird in a tree. There was a hole in the tree. The wind was blowing. Blowing everywhere in the world.”




Day 2

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…2 Turtle Doves

“The two birds with the tree. The tree is blowing over.”





Day 3

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…3 French Hens

“The birds are eating my people because they are vampire birds.”




Day 4

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…4 Calling Birds

“It’s just a bird walking in the snow.”




Day 5

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…5 Golden Rings

“The green happy face one is my dad’s. He has one just like it.”




Day 6

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…6 Geese Laying

“The little eggs are cracking. They are happy to come out for their mommy.”




Day 7

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…7 Swans Swimming

“They’re just swimming.”





Day 8

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave


to me…8 Maids Milking

“Somebody milked a cow and somebody watched a sheep. They heard an owl and saw a kangaroo.”




Day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…9 Ladies Dancing

“The ladies were dancing and danced so much and they fell over.”






Day 10

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…10 Lords a Leaping

“These people are singing a song.”





Day 11

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…11 Pipers Piping

“There’s nothin’ going on. They just have pipers in their hands.”




Day 12

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…12 Drummers Drumming

“They were drumming and a tree fell over.”