In the Christian calendar there are 12 days of Christmas. These are the days between Christmas (25th December) and Epiphany (6th January). Epiphany is celebrated as the day the wise men, or magi, brought gifts to the baby Jesus.
In the UK many people decorate their houses (sometimes inside and out) with tinsel, paper streamers and (fairy) lights. There is often a Christmas tree, which is also decorated. Decorations go up any time from the beginning of December. Traditionally they are taken down on the 12th day of Christmas.
Here is a well-known song about a man giving unusual presents to his true love on each of the 12 days of Christmas.
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