"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year.

The title is a popular expression, which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass.

Mathis initially disliked the song, which was released as the flip side to his number 1 hit single "Chances Are".

Mathis's original version reached number 9 on what is now called the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA in 1957.

[3] A version by Cliff Richard was released in 1964 and reached number 8 in the UK.