The Twelve Days of Christmas

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a traditional English carol. It is based on the premise of the singer receiving one gift per day from his/her "true love" over the 12 days immediately following Christmas Day. Each verse repeats all of the previous gifts listed; thus one could say that the singer receives 364 gifts total! It was included in the John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together special, as well as on several Sesame Street recordings.

Muppet Version
The Muppets sang the song with John Denver on the special "John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together". A version of the song with slightly different singers is included on the soundtrack of the special. They used the traditional verses, arranged by Milton Okun. The singers on the album version are:
 * John Denver -- "A partridge in a pear tree"
 * Fozzie -- "Two turtle doves"
 * Gonzo -- "Three french Hens"
 * Robin -- "Four calling birds"
 * Miss Piggy -- "Five Gold Rings"
 * Scooter -- "Six geese a' laying"
 * Lew Zealand -- "Seven Swans a' swimming"
 * Rowlf -- "Eight maids a' milking"
 * Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker - "Nine ladies dancing"
 * Statler and Waldorf -- "Ten lords a leaping"
 * Beauregard -- "Eleven pipers piping"
 * Kermit -- "Twelve drummers drumming"

The singers on the televised version are:
 * John Denver / all -- "A partridge in a pear tree"
 * Kermit -- "Two turtle doves"
 * Gonzo -- "Three french Hens"
 * Robin -- "Four calling birds"
 * Miss Piggy -- "Five Gold Rings"
 * Scooter -- "Six geese a' laying"
 * Fozzie -- "Seven Swans a' swimming"
 * Rowlf -- "Eight maids a' milking"
 * Janice - "Nine ladies dancing"
 * Statler and Waldorf -- "Ten lords a leaping"
 * Floyd -- "Eleven pipers piping"
 * Animal -- "Twelve drummers drumming"

Sesame Street Version
For the Sesame Street version, the lyrics are adjusted to reflect each character singing. The version on Merry Christmas from Sesame Street is:
 * Cookie Monster -- "One delicious cookie"
 * Hard Head Henry Harris -- "Two baby frogs"
 * Prairie Dawn -- "Three footballs"
 * Grover -- "Four wooly bears"
 * Bert -- "Five argyle socks"
 * Ernie -- "Six rubber duckies"
 * Oscar -- "Seven rusty trashcans"
 * Count -- "Eight counts a' counting"
 * Big Bird -- "Nine pounds of birdseed"
 * Smart Tina -- "Ten wind-up rabbits"
 * Herry -- "Eleven broken buildings"
 * Mr. Snuffleupagus -- "Twelve.... I forgot"

On A Sesame Street Christmas, the song was similar except the following substitutions were made:
 * Elmo -- "Two baby frogs"
 * Telly -- "Ten triangles"

A different version was recorded in 1984 for Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along.
 * Cast -- "A partridge in a pear tree"
 * Bert -- "Two turtle doves"
 * Olivia -- "Three french hens"
 * Oscar -- "Four mockingbirds"
 * Ernie -- "Five golden rings"
 * Olivia -- "Six geese a-laying"
 * Gordon -- "Seven swans a-swimming"
 * Grover -- "Eight maids a-milking"
 * Bob -- "Nine ladies dancing"
 * Olivia -- "Ten lords a-leaping"
 * Big Bird -- "Eleven pipers piping"
 * Cookie Monster -- "Twelve drummers drumming"