On the First Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me.... A Snail Crawling up a Pear Tree

She just came in and said "I thought you were making Christmas cookies this afternoon? Why are you making SNAILS? What is Christmassy about snails? Surely, you could have found a better shape in your cookie cutter tin?"
Hhmph. I like my Christmas snails.
All I answered in reply was,
"PLEASE don't call me Shirley".
Wait until She sees my yuletide hedgehogs!