Celebrate the real 12 Days of Christmas. Discover Our Father Gave to Us The 12 Days of Christmas: A Song & Story For All Christians. It’s easy to get caught up in the chaos of consumerism during the Christmas season. This year, get off the manic Madison Avenue merry-go-round. Author Rebecca Even will help you reclaim your peace with her book, Our Father Gave to Us The 12 Days of Christmas: A Song & Story For All Christians. The charming illustrated book, a retelling of the popular 12 Days of Christmas song, is based upon historical research revealing the true spiritual meaning hidden behind its words. Letters were discovered written by a Jesuit priest in Dublin, Ireland to a Jesuit priest in Douai, France. The17th century letters discussed the song as a way to secretly teach children the faith during the persecution of the penal years. For example, the partridge in a pear tree is the Savior in a manger. Two turtledoves are the Old and New testaments. The three french hens are the Trinity, and so on. The book also points out that the real 12 Days of Christmas begin on December 25 and culminate on January 6—the celebration of the epiphany. Author Even encourages you to take time each day to remember and reflect on God’s gifts, creating spiritual transformation and tranquility, as you joyfully celebrate the arrival of the Prince of Peace.