“The 12 Days of Christmas” is a song my in-laws love to hate. Unfortunately for them, it’s a song I’ve always loved. (Ross, I await your text message.) Although I enjoy it, I’ve never thought about ...

Partridges live in Eastern Washington, the nation’s No. 1 pear producer. Even so, you will probably never see a partridge in a pear tree. How could that be? After all, the repetitive first line of the ...

Dec. 11—Those long braids of dainty white flowers, the glossy heart-shaped leaves, the symmetrical, pyramidal appearance — we have grown to cherish our pear trees. They line our streets, wrap our cul ...

There’s a Christmas song titled "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that mentions a partridge in a pear tree. Did I find one in a Southeast Missouri fence row? The answer is no. Although there is a ...

It’s not as simple as “a partridge in a pear tree.” Internet users are freaking out after realizing that the lyric “five gold rings” in the popular — and slightly annoying — holiday carol “The 12 Days ...