As they say, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." Christmas comes at the beginning of next week and there are always things to be thankful for even if your favorite team has been terrible for a couple of seasons. It might be tough to see the light at the end of the tunnel but it's still not the time of year to be grouchy.

So here's a new version of an old Christmas favorite. The tune is to "The Twelve Days of Christmas." To get the full impact of the song, it should be sung as a cumulative song. This means that each verse is built on top of the previous verses.

On the first day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

The Return of the Target Field Trees

On the second day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the third day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the fourth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the fifth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the sixth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the seventh day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the eighth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Eight retired numbers

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Nine foul ball catches

Eight retired numbers

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the tenth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Ten beers-a-pouring

Nine foul ball catches

Eight retired numbers

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Eleven flags-a-flying

Ten beers-a-pouring

Nine foul ball catches

Eight retired numbers

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the Twins gave to me...

Twelve Gold Glove winners

Eleven flags-a-flying

Ten beers-a-pouring

Nine foul ball catches

Eight retired numbers

Seven coaches yelling

Six Prospects rising

Five Schweigert Hot Dogs

Four Perkins strikeouts

Three Mauer doubles

Two Hammer homers

And the return of the Target Field Trees

A couple of thoughts on the numbers used in this post:

• There have been 12 different Twins players to win Gold Gloves.
  
• There are 11 flags that fly over Target Field to represent the Twins trips to the postseason.
  
• The franchise has eight retired numbers with the addition of Tom Kelly in 2012.
  
• There are seven coaches that compose the big league staff.
  
• The top six prospects in the organization are pretty easy to figure out but after that it can get a little dicey.
  
• The rest of the numbers should be pretty easy to figure out.
  

Merry Christmas Cody, thanks for the song, I enjoyed it.

Merry Christmas! And please don't drink all 10 beers at one game.

Good one. I needed something positive and enjoyed this.