Maybe it’s because I’m a teacher and my birthday lands on the day before Halloween but the end of the year is always super busy with loaded schedules. Becoming a photographer has only doubled the business of the season but for some reason there is so much joy that comes from the chaos. I only imagine other parents feel the same way… there’s so much preparation and planning going into the holidays for only a few days of celebration yet the joy on your children’s faces when those celebration days hit makes it all worthwhile.

To get some of my creative juices flowing and celebrate this time of preparation, I knew I wanted to put together a little project to countdown the days to Christmas. My vast musical background decided there was no better way to do a countdown than with the Twelve Days of Christmas song! I’m not sure who knows this but as I was doing a little research into the lyrics, I came across a variety of lyrics for each day. Not surprising for a song that was first released in the late 18th century so for our purposes we will be following the Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters version since I’m a sucker for a 1940s tune.