Why is that 1st Day Of Xmas partridge in a pear-tree? I man, why a pear, particularly, rather than an apple or a plum or a cherry? Is it just for the alliteration ~~

~~~ or could it be anything in the way of a hidden pun or association with the French "perdrix", which sounds like "pear-tree" and means "partridge"? This just feels suggestive to me; but how could such a fusion of meanings have occurred ~ if they did?

If you see what I mean...

Belated wassail. Premature Happy Easter. Whatever!


♬♩~Michael~♪♫