<P> 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 Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree . On the Third day of Christmas my true love sent to me Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree . </P> <P> Subsequent verses follow the same pattern, each adding one new gift and repeating all the earlier gifts so that each verse is one line longer than its predecessor: </P> <Dl> <Dd> 4 Calling Birds </Dd> <Dd> 5 Gold Rings </Dd> <Dd> 6 Geese a-Laying </Dd> <Dd> 7 Swans a-Swimming </Dd> <Dd> 8 Maids a-Milking </Dd> <Dd> 9 Ladies Dancing </Dd> <Dd> 10 Lords a-Leaping </Dd> <Dd> 11 Pipers Piping </Dd> <Dd> 12 Drummers Drumming </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> 4 Calling Birds </Dd>

In the twelve days of christmas song what happened on the 9th day of christmas