Posted on 12/29/2015 5:08:58 AM PST by WhiskeyX
The Choir of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, under the direction of Malcolm Archer, perform the Christmas carol 'The 12 Days of Christmas'.
Lyrics (Condensed):
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Twelve Drummers Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords-a-Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids-a-Milking
Seven Swans-a-Swimming
Six Geese-a-Laying
Five Gold Rings
Four Colly (Calling) Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
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The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, commonly known as Wells Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset. The cathedral is dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. As with other cathedrals, it is the mother church of the diocese and contains the bishop's throne (cathedra). The present building dates from 1175 to 1490, an earlier church having been built on the site in 705. It is moderately sized among the medieval cathedrals of England, falling between those of massive proportion such as Lincoln and York and the much smaller cathedrals of Oxford and Carlisle. With its broad west front and large central tower, it is the dominant feature of its small cathedral city and a landmark in the Somerset countryside.[9] Wells has been variously described as "unquestionably one of the most beautiful"[10] and as "the most poetic" of English cathedrals.[11]
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