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The Twelve Days of Christmas is the festive Christian season beginning on Christmas Day (25 December) that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. This period is also known as Christmastide. This is different from the Octave of Christmas which is the liturgical time from Christmas Day until the Solemnity of Mary on 1 January. The Twelfth Day of Christmas falls on 5 or 6 January depending which tradition is followed.
