Because this song dates back to well before its first publication in 1780, it’s accrued quite a history. While researching it, I discovered that the word “on” is not present at the beginning of each verse in the earliest versions — for example, the first verse just began: “The first day of Christmas” with no “on” at all. “On” was added in Austin’s 1909 version, and became popular thereafter.
So what is on the Furkids’ gift list for the sixth day? It’s time to find out so get comfy, press play on the jukebox, scroll down to the lyrics and sing along!
If you missed the first four days, you can catch up with them here:
First Day of Catmas
Second Day of Catmas
Third Day of Catmas
Fourth Day of Catmas
Fifth Day of Catmas
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🤔🦉 I love the 2 owls on the end…they seem to be saying “whatcha all lookin’ at?” 🤣
That was a last-minute addition. I came across them and decided I had to include them!
The koala is good. I love koalas. I’m told they eat eucalyptus leaves.
They exclusively eat and live in eucalyptus trees which are known colloquially as gum trees in Australia. The Furkids chose koalas as their first-day furchild this year, especially for their beloved Aunt Ursula because they knew you loved koalas. 🤗💖🤗
Another cute verse.