One year for Christmas I made a picture book for Naoko, I wrote a new version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”, calling it “Naoko’s 12 Days of Christmas”.
On the first day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… a yellow ducky in a tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… two big backsides.
On the third day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… three Hoflich boys.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… four purple penguins.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
FIVE KING KONGS!
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… six tigers drinking.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… seven monsters eating.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… eight cats-a-jumping.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
…nine trains-a-crossing.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… ten fishes fishing.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… eleven hot dogs rolling.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true loves gave to me…
… twelve singers singing (I love you baby…).