Twelve days of Christmas? What's up with that? And who ever thought turtle doves and partridges make good Christmas gifts? (Come to think of it, just what the heck is a turtle dove?) We'll get to the bottom of it all with the help of language professor Mark Sundaram.

Music in this episode

• "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" — Doug Hammer, via Feels Like Christmas
• "Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• "Twelve Days of Christmas" — Inner Splendor, via Feels Like Christmas
• "Gentle Marimbas" — Podington Bear, via Free Music Archive
• "Thannoid" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive