12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone to Enjoy
Looking for 12 days of Christmas gift ideas? I have so many suggestions for you right here! You can find gift ideas for guys, friends, coworkers, teachers, neighbors and more.
But, you won’t find any options for the kiddies here. That’s because I have a separate post dedicated to all my fun 12 days of Christmas gift ideas for kids. You’ll find adorable, practical and sweet options for them there.
Oh, and if you love gifting, especially for the holidays, I have so many Christmas gift ideas for you to explore.
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The song
The Twelve Days of Christmas song is such a classic! I’m sure you know it by heart but, just in case, here’s a little reminder of how it starts:
“On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: a partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”
The song goes on to include:
- 3 French hens
- 4 calling birds,
- 5 gold rings
- 6 geese a-laying
- 7 swans a-swimming
- 8 maids a-milking
- 9 ladies dancing
- 10 lords a-leaping
- 11 pipers piping
- 12 drummers drumming
So, I took each day and theme and brainstormed! Here are a bunch of gift ideas.
12 days of Christmas gift ideas
1. Partridge in a pear tree
You aren’t really going to find many partridge gift options but there are certainly tons of pear ones. You can be quite literal and get some Bartlett pears as the gift. Or pick up pear flavored soda, juice, diced fruit, and freeze-dried fruit crisps.
Pears have been featured extensively in artwork too from the likes of Cézanne, van Gogh and others. So, vintage pear paintings would be a unique gift. Hit up the thrift store and see what pear art treasures you can find.
Then, there’s fruit decor. A basket of fake pears would work for this theme. Or plates! I really love this pear decorative plate and it’s perfect for friends, teachers and neighbors.
For the guys, a pear tie would be pretty fun!
And, for the ladies, you can go wild with pear-shaped anything. Earrings, necklaces, and rings are all great options. Even these pearl earrings look pear-shaped.
2. Turtle doves
Home Alone (the movie) definitely made turtle doves popular. So much so that you can get replicas of the turtle dove ornaments online. They would be perfect gifts for husbands, boyfriends, partners and besties!
Taking a less literal approach to turtle doves, you can go for anything related to turtles or doves. And, that could include brands like Turtle Wax, Dove chocolates and Dove soap.
For the men in your life, turtle wax products are practical gifts. He’ll absolutely appreciate these turtle wax interior cleaners and exterior ceramic coatings. Turtlenecks would also be useful during winter.
As for the girlies, you can get turtle journals, pens, makeup bags, turtlenecks, figurines, jewelry and so much more. Or you can get this adorable turtley spa set!
Okay, when it comes to Dove, get these sensitive soap bars for the entire family, men’s soap, and lavender body lotion. I love all their lavender products actually! As for chocolates, these squares are perfect!
3. French hens
If the persons you are gifting have their own chickens at home, get them supplies they usually need for their birds! An incubator would be pretty awesome. Or, if they are interested in getting hens of their own, books would be great Christmas gifts to get them.
If raising chickens are a no-no, how about giving eggs as a Christmas pressie? I mean eggs have been incredibly expensive this year so it’ll be a funny and useful gift.
Chicken meals would also be great too. You can go for either homemade dishes or restaurant coupons!
Chicken graphics are also featured in farmhouse decor. This salt container gives such vintage vibes. Go thrifting! See what other vintage goodies are out there!
There are also so many gag gifts that’ll have everyone in stitches. Chicken feet socks would be the funniest for besties! And these chicken scratch sticky notes are practical and silly.
4. Calling birds
Calling birds were really colly birds in the older versions of the song. Colly birds are actually European blackbirds and, let’s be honest, they don’t scream Christmas vibes.
So, what gifts would work here? Anything related to calling and phones. Upgrade your partner’s phone to the latest model.
You can also do phone holders and accessories like Christmas-themed cases, headphones and chargers. This simple desk phone holder is a great gift for teachers, neighbors and basically everyone else!
5. Golden rings
The gifts here could be anything made of gold or gold plated. As for rings, you can go for actual rings, fitness ones, or even ring lights and Ring cameras with subscriptions.
I actually have this Ring doorbell on my front door right now. It brings me so much peace of mind. I can’t recommend it enough!
This simple stainless steel ring also makes a great gift. It’s actually a fidget ring of sorts for adults – the outer pattern spins! So, the person you’re gifting can play with it when they’re uncomfortable, anxious or bored.
6. Geese a-laying
This theme can take on goose related products and eggs. Pillows and comforters that contain goose feathers would be a unique Christmas gift idea here.
You can also play on the ‘silly goose’ phrase and get tshirts, sweaters, and other clothing with the phrase on them. This embroidered ‘silly goose’ patch can be attached to bags, clothes, and more. It’s such fun!
And this ‘got too silly’ tee is hilarious!
7. Swans a-swimming
This theme can take you down two separate paths – beautiful, majestic swan-inspired presents or swimming gear, clothes, and accessories.
Swarovski has a swan in its logo so anything from the company would be a unique take for this day. Consider getting their crystal ornaments, necklace, bracelet, figurines, and watches. Would a swan crystal pendant be too on the nose? It’s really cute though!
I recommended this swan trinket box in my 12 days of Christmas gift ideas for kids post and, honestly, I think it would be a great gift for the women in your life too. Moms, grandmoms, besties, coworkers, teachers, they would all love this so much.
As for the swimming aspect, you can get SPF protecting swim clothes, swimsuits, beach accessories and pool toys. This pool hammock is one of my favorites!
8. Maids a-milking
A maid costume would certainly be a Christmas gift any husband would appreciate. But, you can also focus more on the milk part and get just about any food or drink that contains dairy.
Chocolate immediately comes to mind and this Ferrero Rocher chocolate set would be a great gift for anyone!
9. Ladies dancing
A literal take on ladies dancing would be signing up for dance class or going out partying. For the introverts, an at-home, impromptu dance party would be just as fun and perfectly on theme. You can even opt for dance games like Just Dance.
These liquid play mats can be a unique Christmas gift for the entire family to dance on.
10. Lords a-leaping
Lords leaping can take you into the realm of jumping and royalty. So, gifts could be as big as a trampoline or as small and inexpensive as a jump rope.
It may be a little bit of a stretch to get exercise equipment like a pilates board (I have this one but in pink), yoga mat, yoga blocks, workout clothes, and more. I mean jumping and shaking are part of sporting activities and are great for lymph drainage.
As for the royalty part, you can go for funny crowns and canes! Go fancy! It’s Christmas. How good would your bestie look with this crown?
11. Pipers piping
While pipes may not be popular anymore, cigars would be a great gift for men. You can also gift cigarettes, vapes, and feel-good gummies.
Another funny way to honor this theme would be candy cigarettes. It’ll definitely bring some nostalgia to the 12 days of Christmas gifts.
You can also switch up and get smoke related gifts like liquid smoke, smoked meats, griddle, grill, wood chips, and more. I can’t forget my fave torch for creme brulee.
12. Drummers drumming
Lastly, drummers! If you have the budget, a drum kit would be pretty awesome for anyone that’s musically inclined. Otherwise, you can explore a small steel tongue drum. It’s pretty unique!
You can also get simple gifts like figurines holding drums or this finger drum set.
Those are my 12 days of Christmas gift ideas! Hopefully, you found some great inspo for gifting your loved ones.
If you want more gift ideas, be sure to check out all my Christmas gift suggestions here.
