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The first 10 days of gifts.  Picture: Getty By Sophia Alexandra Hall, ClassicFM London @sophiassocials   We all know the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song, what is the story behind those sometimes bizarre lyrics? Leaping Lords await... Twelve days of Christmas? ...we sing about them every year. But this Christmas it might be time for a deeper dive. Let’s discover that incredibly generous ‘true love’ who bestows the bunch of daily bizarre gifts on the song’s protagonist. Who gets their true love  8 maids  [who are]   milking  [a cow]? and where do you even get eight milkmaids from? Are they there by choice? Do we need to call the police? Keep hold of those gold rings, as we break down the story behind one of the season’s most iconic songs. When are the twelve days of Christmas? The twelve days of Christmas are sometimes also known as  Twelvetide . There is a raging debate as to when exactly Twelvetide starts. While some would suggest the first day of Chri...

Born: September 22, 1958 (age 63) Italy Andrea Bocelli, (born September 22, 1958, Lajatico, near Pisa, Italy), Italian tenor noted for his unique blend of opera and pop music. From a young age Bocelli was afflicted with congenital glaucoma. He began taking piano lessons at age six and later played flute and saxophone. At age 12 he became totally blind after suffering a brain hemorrhage as the result of a soccer accident. Undeterred by his lack of sight, he studied law at the University of Pisa while singing at piano bars and nightclubs to finance his education. After obtaining his degree, he practiced law as a state-appointed attorney for a year before deciding on a musical career and studying voice with tenor Franco Corelli. USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood Bocelli’s breakthrough came in 1992, when he was asked by Italia...