Twelve Days of Christmas - Day 4

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

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree!

Special Facts: In the song, the four birds represent the Four Evangelists, which would be Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They travel all over the world (or "the four corners of the earth") to spread the good word of God.

Another interesting fact is that the original lyric was "colly birds," or "coally birds." This alludes to the color coal, or black; the blackbird symbolizes knowledge and freedom. Blackbirds can walk the earth and swim the sea as humans do, but unlike humans, they can just as easily take to the skies.