Pity the poor gift recipient.\u00a0 We all know that deciding what to buy your loved one can be tough, but do you really want to give a farm\u2019s worth of livestock and a party load of people?<\/p>\n
That’s just what the present giver did in The 12 Days of Christmas.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This traditional English Christmas carol, first published in England in 1780, tells the story of a series of gifts from \u201cmy true love\u201d.\u00a0There have been a number of different versions of the lyrics over the centuries but all feature an ever growing list of animals birds and people.<\/p>\n Instead of giving gifts, a group of treasure hunters searched for answers to clues about them. Exploring the National Portrait Gallery, their quest took them from Tudor paintings to 21st century art.<\/p>\nThe 12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt<\/h2>\n