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-=[ Santa Claus ]=-  11/97
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-=[ Christmas tree ]=-  11/97

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-=[ bells ]=-  11/97
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-=[ Saint Nicholas ]=-  11/97
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-=[ Holy Family ]=-  11/97

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-=[ Santa surfing  ]=-  11/97
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-=[ gingerbread boy ]=- 10/96
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-=[ Christmas tree ]=-  11/97

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-=[ Holy Family ]=-  11/97

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-=[ Mary and Baby Jesus ]=- 12/96 
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-=[ Mary & Baby Jesus ]=-  12/96

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-=[ Saint Nicholas ]=-  11/97
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-=[ Santa Claus ]=-  10/97
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-=[ Santa with gift ]=-  11/97

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-=[ Santa surfing  ]=-  11/97
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* Season's Greetings * 11/96
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-=[ Happy Holiday Greeting ]=- 12/96
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-=[ bells ]=-  11/97
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-=[ holly ]=- 12/96 
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-=[ The Twelve Days of Christmas ]=- 12/96 
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
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On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Two Turtle Doves
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On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Three French Hens

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On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Four Calling Birds

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On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Five Golden Rings

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                   ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_))
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On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Six Geese A-Laying
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      ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)

On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me:
Seven swans A-Swimming

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On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Eight Maids A-Milking


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On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Nine Ladies Dancing

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On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Ten Lords A-Leaping

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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Eleven Pipers Piping
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
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