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Toy Soldier

Size: 4″ x 5 1/2″ (width – height)

Styled after the toy soldiers from the Nutcracker this seasonal favorite is accented with the use of Austrian crystals to bring an added punctuation of light to the snowflakes.

Tres Amigas

Size: 5″ x 7″ (length – height)

Obviously they didn’t get the same memo about Easter outfits, but they’re friends and Love has it covered.

Twelve Days Gift Set

Each Card is 4″ x 5 1/2″ (width – height)

The shipping weight has been calculated to include all twelve of the cards.

The gift set is made up of twelve cards, and each one re-creates one of the twelve days immortalized in the perennial holiday favorite, The Twelve Days of Christmas. The gift set has been attractively priced compared to purchasing the cards individually. The design for each card reflects the 18th century period costume, decor and style, as the song was originally published in 1780.

Also, there is a short narrative for each card that can be found in its respective product description. Please see the “More Details” link below for additional information regarding the origination of the Twelfth Night celebrations, which established the foundation for this well known song.

More Details

While the actual date of the Nativity remains a mystery, Christmas has been universally celebrated on December 25th dating back to the 4th century. By the 6th century, the Church increased the Christmas feasts and festivities from 8 days to 12 days that ran from December 25th to January 6th (Epiphany – the date of Christ’s baptism). This twelve day period was referred to as the “Twelfth Night” celebrations, and were observed until the middle of the 19th century with the advent of the industrial revolution and its expanded work hours and days. As mentioned above, the song was published in 1780 and was originally devised as a type of memory and consequences game. The leader would recite the first verse, which was then repeated by each player in turn, and then the leader would add successive verses. Each contestant tried to correctly recall all of the verses in order, and failure to do so resulted in the player forfeiting a piece of candy, a kiss or a food item. This was a popular form of entertainment at Twelfth Night parties.