Why does “The 12 Days of Christmas” work?

Over time, we helped many other people enjoy “12 Days of Christmas" . Sometimes it was during the Advent season. Sometimes it wasn’t Christmas time at all. People asked us why it worked so well. We thought about it….

It works because:

  • Because Everyone Loves Surprises! Those presents you receive find their way throughout your home, and provide hope and inspiration for your whole family for many years to come.

  • Somewhere Out There Is A Friend who is going to stick with you for a while, so that you can privately digest your feelings, build up some trust, let down your guard, and enjoy being cared for.

  • A Spiritual Message behind many of the gifts begins to strengthen the faith in your heart. When you think of all that has been done, you can say “God did this through my friends…,” not “my friends did this.”

  • The Spirit Moves Hearts As In Advent; from devastation to peace, then from quiet peace to a hope, then from that hope to the actual joy and new found enthusiasm, and from joy to the grace and the wonder of love.