It's a familiar lyric
Christmas songs become unavoidable as the festive season sets in but one of the most famous tunes may have a different meaning than first thought.
But one lyric has left people baffled after it was argued to have a different meaning from what it initially appears. Earlier this week, Dr. Anna Hughes, who has a PHD in astrophysics and works in quantum computing, shared a bombshell revelation about the carol that has left people confused.Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Learning that "five gooolden riings" is not in fact referring to 5 literal golden rings, but to five ring-necked pheasants, aka more birds".
Meanwhile, another added: "You cannot be serious. How many birds do I need". A third wrote: "I read this out loud to my partner and he shouted "No!" as if i had just told him Christmas was canceled [sic] forever". Outside of the lyric theory, people are generally puzzled as to why there are so many birds in the song - but there is no solid answer. Birds are historically symbolic in Christian faith, which could explain the repeated mentions, but even the origin of the song itself is disputed - so we're all left guessing.
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