The REAL twelve days of Christmas Reading guide 2023

12 days of Christmas reading guide

Christmas actually doesn’t start until December 25 – that is the Day of Christmas. But then it’s followed by the 12 days of Christmas – a time of celebrating Jesus daily (December 26-January 6th) These readings are set up to give you a great overview of Jesus and why Christmas is so important. Many of the passages are from the Seven “I AM” statements of Jesus in the book of John.

Date	Day of Christmas	Passage	Topic
Dec. 25	Christmas Day	Luke 2:1-20	The Birth of Jesus
Dec. 26	The first day of Christmas	Luke 2:21-35	A righteous man’s revelation about Jesus
Dec. 27	The 2nd day of Christmas	Luke 2:36-40	A prophets praise
Dec. 28	The 3rd day of Christmas	Luke 2:41-52	12 year old Jesus in the Temple
Dec.29	The 4th day of Christmas	John 1:1-5 AND John 8:12	“I AM” the light
Dec. 30	The 5th day of Christmas	John 6:29-35	“I AM” the bread
Dec. 31	The 6th day of Christmas	John 10:7-10	“I AM” the gate
Jan. 1	The 7th day of Christmas	John 10:11-15	“I AM” the Good Shepherd
Jan. 2	The 8th day of Christmas	John 15:1-5	“I AM” the true vine
Jan. 3	The 9th day of Christmas	John 11:17-26	“I AM” the resurrection and the life
Jan. 4	The 10th day of Christmas	John 14:5-7	“I AM” the way and the truth and the life
Jan. 5	The 11th day of Christmas	Revelation 3:20-21	Jesus stands at the door
Jan. 6	The 12th day of Christmas	Matthew 2:1-12	Epiphany – The Magi visit Jesus