The "12 Days of Christmas" song has probably gotten stuck in your head a whole bunch, but have you given any thought to the meaning behind it?

That old English Christmas carol about 12 days of gifting holds certain intrigue for birders. After all, seven of the 12 gifts were birds. First published in England in 1780, “Twelve Days of Christmas ...

There’s a Christmas song titled "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that mentions a partridge in a pear tree. Did I find one in a Southeast Missouri fence row? The answer is no. Although there is a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Every year, PNC calculates the prices of the 12 gifts from the iconic song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The PNC Christmas Price Index has been a staple for the company for ...

If you’re thinking of giving your sweetie a partridge in a pear tree, you better be prepared to get off that wallet and pony up some cash. PNC’s annual Christmas Price Index, which adds up the prices ...

Partridges live in Eastern Washington, the nation’s No. 1 pear producer. Even so, you will probably never see a partridge in a pear tree. How could that be? After all, the repetitive first line of the ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the varieties are in season. There are six main states in the U.S. that produce ...