The Twelve Days of Christmas as sung by The Animals

Bet you didn't think the lyrics to this song could get any more confusing. And now, the Zoo'd Animal Hybrid Friends have put their own twist on it ^_^

What you hear, is what they want. Whaaat?

The short version: 

Rabbird is a bunny in a tree, because she's part dove and enjoys nesting in soft, fluffy stuff.

Penguana just loves banana splits!

Froogle is of course, a jumper (that's a pun in English-speak, because in the UK she could be considered to look like she's wearing one). So she loves leaping across lily pads.

Pandaroo loves math and other "nerdy" stuff.

Unicat is a fancy girl, who enjoys her showcase of fancy horn accessories.

Zebat loves strawberries - zey are tres sweet! Ooh la la!

If you know Slowan, then you know his perfect "gift" would be sleeping all day.

Elefox enjoys 8 large scoops of his favorite treat, chocolate ice cream.

Octomouse lives in a sandcastle on Brown Sugar Beach, so now she has lots!

Parrofly just loooooves him some jelly beans!

Beever is a gentle florist, so this was fitting for him.

And last but not least, Dogosaur loves snacking on candy almonds. Given his size, 1,200 of them seemed fitting.

The Long Version (Lyrics):

"On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A bunny in a tree 

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two banana splits, and
A bunny in a tree 

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three lily pads
Two banana splits, and 

A bunny in a tree 

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Four math equations
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Five golden horns!
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Six juicy berries
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads

Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Seven sleeps a-snoring
Six juicy berries 
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree 

 

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight scoops of ice cream
Seven sleeps a-snoring
Six juicy berries
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Nine sandy castles
Eight scoops of ice cream 
Seven sleeps a-snoring 
Six juicy berries 
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

 

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten beans of jelly
Nine sandy castles
Eight scoops of ice cream 

Seven sleeps a-snoring 
Six juicy berries 
Five golden horns 
Four math equations
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree  

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven flowers growing

Ten beans of jelly 
Nine sandy castles
Eight scoops of ice cream 
Seven sleeps a-snoring 
Six juicy berries 
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree 

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve hundred candy almonds
Eleven flowers growing 
Ten beans of jelly 
Nine sandy castles 

Eight scoops of ice cream 
Seven sleeps a-snoring 
Six juicy berries 
Five golden horns 
Four math equations 
Three lily pads 
Two banana splits, and 
A bunny in a tree."

Lyrics and illustrations by Daryl Januszewski. Voices by Rob Januszewski & Daryl Januszewski.

More About Planet Zurbpod

In August 2017, I introduced to you, a little purple planet, which inhabits 12 zany hybrid animals. They range from a red-haired elephant to an industrious insect with an accent. And though this original description was well-received, I learned there are still some questions - which is awesome! Keep them coming 😊


Things to know about Zurbpod

1. The name is basically an anagram, made from the first letters of some of the characters' names. They are Z from Zebat, U from Unicat, R from Rabbird, B from Beever, P from Parrofly, O from Octomouse, and D from Dogosaur. It's pronounced exactly as it looks; "zurb-pod".

2. It's climate is similar to Earth's, only with basically no winter. No blizzards, no slippery ice, no frost bite or hypothermia... just warm days! Yay!



3. It's not as big as Earth, though. There are also no humans - just the 12 hybrid animals. Because of her small population, she is approximately the size of Pluto (which is of course, no longer a planet as of 2006; though it was then declared a "dwarf planet").

4. Zurbpod has interesting locales, such as Brown Sugar Beach - home to Unicat, Penguana, Octomouse, and Elefox. She also has a healthy place called Veggie Forest, where the trees are made of broccoli and other natural food. This forest is home to Rabbird, Pandaroo, Zebat and Parrofly. And this friendly planet has a refreshingly cool lake, where some of the aquatic hybrid friends live, such as Beever, Slowan, Froogle, and the biggest of them all - Dogosaur!

*To get more information on their homes, get the 'Where We Live' coloring book from Etsy - it shows each of their homes in better detail! 

5. She (yes, Zurbpod chooses to identify as female) is purple, because that's just the way she is. Her clouds are made of cotton candy - so the sky is a light bluish-purple with a sweet scent. Though Rabbird, Zebat, Beever, Slowan and Parrofly would have to go pretty high to taste the sweet clouds!

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Thank you for your interest in this planet and it's kawaii-cute residents!