Backstory: The Twelve Days of Christmas (the song)

Twelve days of Christmas? What's up with that? And who ever thought turtle doves and partridges make good Christmas gifts? (Come to think of it, just what the heck is a turtle dove?) We'll get to the bottom of it all with the help of language professor Mark Sundaram.Music in this episode"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" — Doug Hammer, via Feels Like Christmas"Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech"Twelve Days of Christmas" — Inner Splendor, via Feels Like Christmas"Gentle Marimbas" — P...