"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a song performed by the cast of Phineas and Ferb, featured on Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites. It is a cover and parody of the well-known English Christmas carol of the same name that enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. The version on Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites follows a similar formula, but with completely different gifts that are being wished to be given to the respective singing castmember, and the gifts in question do not necessarily increase in amount in correspondence to they day they're being wished upon.
Another version, sung by Dr. Doofenshmirtz, appears in "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!" It consists of only a single line of lyrics, but is more authentic to the original song, only swapping out a couple words.
Lyrics[]
Soundtrack version[]
Phineas: On the first day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A jet-powered rocket ski
Candace: On the second day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Isabella: On the third day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Jeremy: On the fourth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: On the fifth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
The entire Tri-State Area!
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Baljeet: On the sixth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: The entire Tri-State Area...
Or at least a large portion of it. I don't...I don't want to get too greedy.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Buford: On the seventh day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: The entire Tri-State...
You know what, how about just two of the three states? That's fair, right? Deal?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Major Monogram: On the eighth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: One single state!
I feel like I was overreaching before. Just...just one state area will be fine. Go on with the song.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the ninth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
(Perry chatters)
Major Monogram: Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Five golden rings!
Y'know, I had to sing it that way at least once. It's tradition... and I'm traditional.
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the tenth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry chatters)
Major Monogram: Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Yeah, actually, promotion to Colonel sounds pretty sweet. Is it... is it too late to change mine?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: TWO BUSTED BROTHERS!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Vanessa: On the eleventh day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
My own set of wheels
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry chatters)
Major Monogram: Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: You know, this is way too much pressure, being put on the spot for one thing that I want from this mythic all-powerful gift giver who only comes once a year. It's insane!
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: TWO BUSTED BROTHERS!!!
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
On the twelfth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Ferb: One line of dialogue
Vanessa: My own set of wheels
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry chatters)
Major Monogram: Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: How about just some almond brittle? It's a realistic request, right?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Ah, forget it!
All: And a jet-powered rocket ski!
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: ...inator!
Short version[]
On the Disney website, there is a significantly shorter version in which Dr. Doofenshmirtz convinces the cast to skip to the twelfth day already after reaching the third. This version was also shown on TV in 2010 so that Disney Channel or Disney XD could continue to their show.
Phineas: On the first day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A jet-powered rocket ski
Candace: On the second day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Two busted brothers
Phineas: And a jet-powered rocket ski
Isabella: On the third day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
A sash full of patches
Candace: Two busted brothers
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: The entire Tri-State Area...
Or at least a large portion of it. Get to the twelfth day already!
On the twelfth day of Christmas
Please, Santa, give to me
Ferb: One line of dialogue
Vanessa: My own set of wheels
Carl: A job that pays me money
(Perry chatters)
Major Monogram: Promotion to Colonel
Buford: More nerds to bully
Baljeet: A kiss from a girl
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Promotion to Colonel sounds pretty sweet. Is it too late to change mine?
Jeremy: A silver guitar
Isabella: A sash full of patches
Candace: Ah, forget it!
All: And a jet-powered rocket ski!
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: ...inator!
Background Information[]
- This is the 3rd longest Phineas and Ferb song written for the series, beating "Summer Belongs to You" by ten seconds, but is behind "Kick It Up A Notch" by 13 seconds. The only longer song that wasn't written for the series is "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)", by Vanessa.
- For practically the whole song, Doofenshmirtz changed his part at the fifth day.
- Candace appears to grow more frustrated as she sings her line towards the end, most likely because she feels she may never get her wish.
- This is the second time Thomas Sangster (Ferb's voice actor) sings; the first was in "Ballad of Badbeard".
- In the shorter version, Stacy is wearing her winter outfit from "S'Winter", except she does not have her snow cap on, while the Fireside Girls are wearing the same winter attire like Gretchen and Adyson Sweetwater wore in "S'Winter".
Songwriters[]
BMI Work #12029789
Continuity[]
- Dr. Doofenshmirtz mentions his love of almond brittle again ("Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!")
- Baljeet and Jeremy's wishes are the same as what they were in "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!".
- Vanessa mentions that she wants a car for the third time, for the eleventh day. The first time was "Vanessassary Roughness", and the second was "Finding Mary McGuffin".
- The episodes that the clips used in this song were taken from (in the case that there are from previous episodes) are shown here in no particular order; "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!", "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", "Flop Starz", "Candace's Big Day", "Finding Mary McGuffin", "Raging Bully", "Rollercoaster".
- This is the second music video to use flash animation (Disney Channel version only), the first being We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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References[]
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