Kim Taylor is the Aquarium’s sponsorship coordinator and, it turns out, a lyricist! Here’s wishing you a merry maritime Christmas countdown. See also: Turtle power
The Twelve Days of an Aquarium Christmas
On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
A galjoen in a kelp tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Eight lobsters lurking
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Nine clownfish dancing
Eight lobsters lurking
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Ten toads a-leaping
Nine clownfish dancing
Eight lobsters lurking
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Eleven pipefish piping
Ten toads a-leaping
Nine clownfish dancing
Eight lobsters lurking
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
Twelve turtles turning
Eleven pipefish piping
Ten toads a-leaping
Nine clownfish dancing
Eight lobsters lurking
Seven sharks a-swimming
Six nesting penguins
Five jellyfish
Four Cape canaries
Three moorhens
Two oystercatchers
And a galjoen in a kelp tree
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