I wrote this in 2018, and forgot about it, until it showed up on my "Facebook Memories" this morning:
A Rock and Roll Christmas:
12 drummers drumming: Keith Moon of The Who.
11 pipers piping: Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, who plays the flute.
10 lords a-leaping: Iggy Pop, master of the stage dive.
8 maids a-milking: Mariah Carey, who milks the holiday with her song every year.
7 swans a-swimming: Buddy Holly, rock's "ugly duckling."
6 geese a-laying: Elvis Presley, rock's "golden goose," who, as he sang himself in "King Creole," would lay down a beat like a ton of coal.
5 golden rings: Elton John.
4 calling birds: Roger McGuinn of The Byrds.
3 French hens: Eric Clapton, take a guess as to why.
2 turtle doves: John Lennon of The Beatles, as doves are a symbol of peace.
and a partridge in a pair tree: David Cassidy, a.k.a. Keith Partridge.
I originally had Madonna for "8 maids a-milking," because she was still milking it, but, I figured, what the heck: Mariah is better on every level.
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