The Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional song for the holiday season. Each day in the song lists a different gift received over the course of the celebration. During the hundreds of years this song has been sung, the gifts have varied some, a few have changed position in the lineup, and a couple have been renamed due to the archaic terms originally used. However, none seem to have any real meaning except for joyful irreverence during the Christmas season.
The fourth gift we sing about is the Colly Bird. What spiritual meaning can we derive from the common black bird presented as a gift in this fourth passage?
Look to Solomon 2:12, where we read that the time of the singing of birds is come. This chapter reveals the depth of the love between the Shulamite and the shepherd. It is truly a love story, but it is much more. Solomon 2 comes at a time when a season of great despair has come to an end, and a time of peace is at hand.
That is what the Colly Bird in The Twelve Days of Christmas signifies to us as Christians. Jesus’ birth was the beginning of the victorious defeat of the evil one, and he came to give us peace in our hearts, reassuring us that his victory will be complete in that final day.
When we sing of the Colly Birds, let’s be reminded of Christ’s peace given to us on the glorious day of his birth, for he truly came unto man to bring the light of peace to all mankind.
Jesus came to bring us peace. When we follow after him, he will wipe all worry from our hearts.
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