The Twelve Days of a Norfolk Christmas
Published: Monday 23rd Nov 2015
Written by: Lucy Downing
Here's our ode to Christmas... Norfolk style. Perhaps you can sing this in place of the original version when next carol singing.
The Twelve Days of a Norfolk Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me A festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the second day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the third day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight farmers a-ploughing, Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Nine Thursford girls a-dancing, Eight farmers a-ploughing,Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Ten hundred new-born seal pups, Nine Thursford girls a-dancing, Eight farmers a-ploughing,Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Eleven dapper Canaries players,Ten hundred new-born seal pups, Nine Thursford girls a-dancing,Eight farmers a-ploughing,Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my Norfolk love sent to me Twelve cosy coastal cottages, Eleven dapper Canaries players, Ten hundred new-born seal pups, Nine Thursford girls a-dancing,Eight farmers a-ploughing,Seven Holkham deer a-trotting, Six geese a-migrating, Five Sandringham Kings, Four pints of Woodfordes, Three Coleman’s mustards, Two Cromer Crabs,And a festive Norwich, Jarrold shopping spree
