Twelve Days of Christmas Song
Write a small program that outputs the full lyrics of the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. You must reproduce the words in the correct order. The case, format, and punctuation should be suitable for a carol singer to use, similar to the example below.
Note: “small” means the program should not include the entire text of the lyrics or read a file that contains them.
The lyrics are as follows:
On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eight day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent 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 golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
Acknowledgments
This kata is described on Cyber-Dojo and comes originally from Rosetta Code.