The Twelve Days of Christmas series began in the summer of 2006 when Joyce designed the Partridge in a Pear Tree Santa as a tribute to the renowned Christmas carol first written as a "catechism song" to help young Catholics learn the beliefs of their faith. The song's gifts are hidden meanings to the teachings of the faith while the "true love" referred to in the song is symbolic of God.

The Twelve Days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany and represent the length of time that the Three Wisemen took to reach the manger in Bethlehem. The Seven Swans A Swimming is symbolic of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, wisdom, knowledge, right judgment (counsel), courage, understanding, reverence, wonder and awe.

This figure stands approximately 12" tall; hair and eye colors may vary.