and to finish the song and the year...

 ON THE 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me ..
 12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING !! . it  must have been very loud ..

 So come and listen to sweeter music when you sign up for the Christmas evening on Thursday .. very few places left .. !
 and ..
Buy Tickets for the Christmas RAFFLE !! ..
 raffle ? what's that . ?.. " a box of goodies" ..  choose your favourite number (s) between 1 and a 1000 and buy tickets to win the traditional English  "christmas hamper "..
 I ticket 4 euros .. 3  for 10 euros  .. includes a " FREE" Conversation class  for you or a friend ..

What's in a name .. ?

  A big Thank you to the ONE TWO TWO who enchanted us with their , funny, serious, romantic songs on Tuesday ..  For those of you who missed them .. they will be back !!!

 have a good Normandy weekend ! .. I'm off to England to get pudding and crackers for the Christmas   Evening on Thusday ... Praps  I'll buy the wine from here after all ....)

 Meanwhile the song  continues  with  :On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Seven Swans-a-Swimming,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the eighth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Eight Maids-a-Milking,
Seven Swans-a-Swimming,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Nine Ladies Dancing,
Eight Maids-a-Milking,
Seven Swans-a-Swimming,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
FIVE GOLD RINGs
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree


On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Ten Lords-a-Leaping,
Nine Ladies Dancing,
Eight Maids-a-Milking,
Seven Swans-a-Swimming,
Six Geese-a-Laying,

Four  ?
Three French  ?
Two  ....
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Eleven Pipers Piping,
Ten Lords-a-Leaping,
Nine Ladies Dancing,
Eight Maids-a-Milking,
Seven Swans-a-Swimming,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the First day of Christmas , my true love gave to me ...

 Better than socks ..
                
           Why not buy  an early Christmas gift or Birthday present ..


Offer an English lesson ( gp or individual class)  or  a "Theme night" to a friend for Christmas  or birthday!


 You can buy a gift card from 12 to 45 euros to initiate others to the joys of the Cellar !!


An original  way  for them to learn and have fun in style and in English of course !
             You can buy the cards at the Abc Cellar at any time .... 
for more info contact me at p.abcbooks@gmail.com

and dont forget to sign up yourselves for the Christmas Carol evening on the 15th december .. discover what Christmas  is like across  the channel !

On the 6th day...

On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Six Geese-a-Laying,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the 5th day ..

On the fifth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Five Golden Rings,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the fourth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the 3rd day...

On the first day of christmas 
my true love gave to me
a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the second day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the third day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the Second day ..

of Christmas, my true love sent to me ...

 Two Turtle doves ;...


and a partridge in a pear tree ...



 the twelve days of Christmas is a cumulative song , ; each verse is added to previous ones. There are 12 verses each describing a gift  on one of the  12 days of Christmas...

 Look tomorrow to see what the 3rd gift was ..

Time to move on ... to "Time for LOVE"

 Well, the Magic Night came and went all too quickly and was a great success  !!... I have already been asked if  it will be repeated another Time .. well, magic tricks should never be performed twice of course to the same audience but  for those of you who were unable to make the date the first Time, the  evening will be repeated    (with a few variations of course) ; hopefully in March  ! so  keep your eyes firmly on the blog   ......

 MEANWHILE .... the next evening is coming up ... read below...


What's in a Name ?

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

 Who said this to whom ? why , when and where ?

 .. and this ? 

If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.

 Well, find out in the next Theme night .. come and be seduced by the Rouen based A capella quintet the

 ONE TWO  TWO who are coming to  delight you with their love songs ...In English of course

 Listen and learn English through music, names  and poetry and style ...

http://barbe.over-blog.net/

 TUESDAY 6TH  december 7.45pm 15 euros


 All welcome ..  but places limited !!

och hay the noo !!!!

 eh ? sorry ?

" och hay the noo" is a typically scottish phrase which means " yes , just now" ... so  yes  just now I can confirm that  Scottish Night , Burns Night will be on January the 24th at 7.45 pm ...

 On the programme ....
 to a background of  gentle (!) Scottish music

An authentic Scottish live rendition of Robbie Burns' : ( Scotland's most famous poet )
                             Ode to a haggis ..

  sample  a  light meal of haggis  and tatties .. with a taste of shortbread and  a wee dram of whisky...

 Discover Scotland, the language, the people, the Tartans and Culture ...

 Price  18 euros per person 7.45 - 9.45pm
 Buy small gifts for your friends direct from Scotland ...

listen to the bagpipes...

on the road from Edinburgh to Stirling ...