With the holiday season in full swing, Georgians don’t have to look far to find the Twelve Days of Christmas. With a little imagination, every gift in the familiar song shows up somewhere in the Peach State — sometimes loud, sometimes proud, and often right in front of us.

Here’s how the classic carol sounds when it’s sung in Georgia.

A Brown Thrasher in a Peach Tree

The partridge becomes Georgia’s state bird, the brown thrasher. The pear tree becomes a peach tree. Same picture, just rewritten with a Southern accent.

Two Loggerhead Turtles

Turtle doves give way to real turtles. Along the Georgia coast, loggerhead sea turtles nest on beaches from Jekyll Island to Sapelo, returning year after year as predictably as the song itself.

Three French Hens

French hens point to eggs, and in Georgia that means breakfast. At Emma’s Breakfast Café in Thomson, the three-egg breakfast is exactly what it sounds like — generous, familiar, and done right. It’s the kind of plate that keeps locals coming back and visitors talking, which is exactly what a proper Georgia restaurant should do.

Four Calling Birds

Calling birds become bird teams. Georgia claims four that make plenty of noise: the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Kennesaw State Owls. On game days, you can hear them from anywhere with a radio.

Five Golden Rings

Five golden rings stay rings. In Georgia, they belong to the five Olympic rings, still standing as one of the most photographed reminders of the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Six Geese A-Laying

Some things don’t need a rewrite. Canada geese have taken over ponds, parks, and office complexes across Georgia, laying eggs and daring anyone to argue with them.

Seven Swans A-Swimming

Seven swans a-swimming find their match at Swan Lake at Callaway Gardens, where visitors slow down for a moment during the Fantasy In Lights season and let the scene do the work.

Eight Maids A-Milking

Eight maids a-milking become eight dairy cows at Rock House Creamery in Newborn, part of a family-run operation that keeps Georgia milk local and fresh.

Nine Ladies Dancing

Nine ladies dancing belong to Atlanta Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” a holiday fixture that signals Christmas has officially arrived, whether you’ve bought gifts yet or not.

Ten Lords A-Leaping

Ten lords a-leaping become ten pro wrestlers taking flight at The Nightmare Factory in Norcross. Co-owned by WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Q.T. Marshall, the Georgia training school has become one of the most recognized pipelines in modern pro wrestling, turning out talent bound for national promotions. If you want good ol’ fashioned rasslin’ — bodies flying, ropes shaking, and crowds reacting — this is where Georgia teaches people how to do it right.

Eleven Pipers Piping

Eleven pipers piping sound like the Stone Mountain Highland Games, where bagpipes cut through the winter air and nobody needs the song explained.

Twelve Drummers Drumming

And the song ends the way Georgia often does — with drums. High school marching band drumlines bring the noise to holiday parades, bowl games, and halftime shows across the state.

From the coast to the mountains, Georgia doesn’t have to borrow Christmas traditions. They’re already here — you just have to know where to look.