Saturday, 24 December 2016

The 12 Days of Christmas

On the 12th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me

Twelve new reforms,

Eleven cricket-players,

Remember, the laws may be broken after appropriate accompaniment by a priest.

Ten new commandments,

Nine cardinal advisers,

Eight tips for family life,

Seven more saints,

Six new beatitudes,

All right, how many could you remember, even vaguely?

Five du-bi-a!

Four saved cardinals,

Three weird ones,

Popies: like groupies, but infatuated with a pope.

Two dreadful synods,

And a pope stuck up a gum tree.

A gum tree (pope not shown).

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11 comments:

  1. Felix M24 December 2016 at 15:28

    I wish you had included a recording of the Eccles family singing this updated carol!

    Wishing you every Christmas blessing.

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  2. Cressida de Nova24 December 2016 at 15:34

    Blimey...has the Pope has moved down under?Well as long as he is up a gum tree carolling with the kookaburras and not up polluted creek that's OK.Same sex marriage and euthanasia ,as yet,are not legal in Australia. I hope this will not present a problem.
    Merry Christmas Eccles!

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    1. Zephyrinus24 December 2016 at 23:25

      Strooth !!!

      If "you know who" has "Gone Bush", and moved down into God's Country, then it's only right that we give the big fella a right Aussie welcome.

      OK. ALL TOGETHER, NOW.

      "Waltzing Matilda".
      Available on YouTube at
      https://youtu.be/58vujCL2dJI


      "CARMEN VAGABUNDUM"
      (WALTZING MATILDA).
      (T.W.Melluish)

      [To be sung to the tune of "Waltzing Matilda"]

      Tendit in fusis amnis erro lacubus
      grato sub tegmine myrteti,
      cecinitque tuens dum fervet igne caccabus
      "quis comes ambiclitella mihi?"

      Chorus:
      Ambiclitella, ambiclitella,
      tu comes ambiclitella mihi
      cecinitque tuens
      dum fervet igne caccabus
      "tu comes ambiclitella mihi"

      Venit ovicula - vult sorbitiunculam,
      corripit erro, exsultans vi,
      et in peram ut condit, canit cantiunculam:
      "tu comes ambiclitella mihi?

      Chorus:
      Ambiclitella, ambiclitella,
      tu comes ambiclitella mihi
      et in peram ut condit,
      canit cantiunculam:
      "tu comes ambiclitella mihi"

      Venit colonus, equitans agricola;
      hunc comitantur tres viri.
      "cuius in pera latet haec ovicula?"
      tu comes ambiclitella mihi!"

      Chorus:
      Ambiclitella, ambiclitella,
      tu comes ambiclitella mihi
      "cuius in pera
      latet haec ovicula?"
      "tu comes ambiclitella mihi!"

      Praeceps sed erro ruit in voraginem,
      se boat vivum nolle capi.
      lacubusque canentem audias imaginem:
      "tu comes ambiclitella mihi"

      Chorus:
      Ambiclitella, ambiclitella,
      quis comes ambiclitella mihi?
      lacubusque canentem
      audias imaginem:
      "quis comes ambiclitella mihi?"

      THE END.

      Lyrics kindly supplied by Matthaeus,
      at SUB UMBRA ALARUM SUARUM

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  3. Eccles24 December 2016 at 15:38

    Thanks, and a happy and blessed (even if possibly rigid) Christmas to all readers.

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  4. Archimandrite Simon24 December 2016 at 17:17

    May all your days be rigid and bright!

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  5. Anonymous24 December 2016 at 18:39

    I predict that 'Popies' may soon enter Traddie Catholic blog vocabulary. i hope so! Happy and a Holy Christmas to you Eccles, and thank you for keeping us sane. Chloe

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  6. Anonymous24 December 2016 at 23:16

    An early Christmas prezzy by way of a frightfully witty blog post from a saved person! Thank you dear Eccles and wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

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  7. Muv25 December 2016 at 00:53

    Blessed is Eccles, even when in the spirit of conviviality he eats his double-barrelled cousins the Mince-Pies.
    Happy Rigid Christmas!

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  8. Mary K25 December 2016 at 03:45

    In my rigidity (although it's sincere...& almost warm)I wish you and your readers a blessed Christmas from across the big pond.

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  9. cogito25 December 2016 at 09:31

    You keep me sane, Eccles.

    A Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

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  10. Anonymous25 December 2016 at 17:55

    Neo-Pelagian Christmas wishes to you, goodman Eccles, and many of them.

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