On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
One little cute Adelie
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
2 leopard seals
And one little cute Adelie
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one moulting sad Adelie
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one lonely Macaroni
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one invisible Minke
On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one person from Orkney
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one piece of ice for whisky
On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
8 Russians sailing
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one day that's wet and foggy
On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
9 zodiacs zooming
8 Russians sailing
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one little cute Adelie
On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
10 skuas squawking
9 zodiacs zooming
8 Russians sailing
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one little cute Adelie
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
11 ugly sheathbills
10 skuas squawking
9 zodiacs zooming
8 Russians sailing
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one little cute Adelie
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
12 humpbacks leaping
11 ugly sheathbills
10 skuas squawking
9 zodiacs zooming
8 Russians sailing
7 Germans dancing
6 Finns a-swimming
5 icebergs
4 Antarctic terns
3 chinstraps
2 leopard seals
And one million cute Adelies