BYU Athletics: The 12 Days of Cougar Christmas
By Shaun Gordon
The 12 Days of Christmas start today. With that in mind, here are 12 things that BYU Athletics gave to us in 2019.
Here’s a little known fact for you: the 12 Days of Christmas don’t end on Christmas day. That’s when they start.
That’s right, for centuries Europeans have celebrated the 12 Days of Christmas, and those days run from December 25th to January 5th. That final day is known as Twelfth Night.
So the tradition reaches back a whole lot longer than the classic song that everyone knows.
But of course we have to repurpose that song for our own use. So without further ado, here’s the 12 Days of Cougar Christmas:
On the 1st Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
On the 2nd Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 3rd Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 4th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 5th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 6th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 7th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 8th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Eight Katoa touchdowns,
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 9th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Nine on the diamond,
- Eight Katoa touchdowns,
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 10th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Ten boards from Yoeli,
- Nine on the diamond,
- Eight Katoa touchdowns,
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 11th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Eleven’s throwing bullets,
- Ten boards from Yoeli,
- Nine on the diamond,
- Eight Katoa touchdowns,
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
On the 12th Day of Christmas, the Cougars gave to us:
- Twelve’s getting kills,
- Eleven’s throwing bullets,
- Ten boards from Yoeli,
- Nine on the diamond,
- Eight Katoa touchdowns,
- Seven football wins,
- Six All-Americans,
- Five Top 25 wins,
- Four Kaufusis,
- Threes from TJ Haws,
- Two Haddock sisters,
- And an awesome Tom Holmoe Costume for Halloween.
Have a Merry Christmas!