If burly Burl Ives has his immortal “Twelve Days of Christmas” song, then the late Wilt Chamberlain has his own “Fourteen Days of Christmas” feat to remember him by.

Unknown to many National Basketball Association (NBA) followers, Chamberlain notched one of the most memorable moments in his distinguished 14-year pro career during the Yuletide of 1961.

From December 16 to December 29 that year, the 7-1 colossus scored at least 50 points in seven consecutive games to register an NBA record.

Chamberlain started his Christmas scoring feast with a 50-point effort in the Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors’ 112-110 road triumph over the (now-defunct) Chicago Packers on December 16.

Three days later, he torched the Cincinnati Royals (the predecessors of the Sacramento Kings) for 57 markers in a 117-110 victory.

On December 20, Chamberlain collected 55 points in catapulting Philly to a 117-102 rout of the Detroit Pistons.

Christmas Day was another explosive night for Chamberlain as he pumped in 59 markers against the New York Knicks. His effort, however, went for naught as the Knicks pulled out a 136-135 win in double overtime.

The following day, Wilt bounced back to lift the Warriors to a 118-111 success against the Syracuse Nationals (the harbinger of the Philadelphia 76ers) behind his 51-point wizardry.

Chamberlain reached the 50-point plateau for a third consecutive night on December 27, getting 53 markers in a 131-119 shellacking of the Knicks that avenged a stinging loss to the same club two days earlier.

Chamberlain extended his consecutive streak of 50-point games to seven games on December 29 when he lighted up the Los Angeles Lakers for 60 points in a 123-118 victory.

It was the most prosperous 14 days of Christmas in the NBA career of Chamberlain, who hit at a 55-point clip during the seven-game stretch.

His 50-point streak finally was snapped on December 30 when was limited to “only” 41 points in the Warriors’ 116-111 overtime defeat at the hands of arch rival Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics.

Chamberlain also went six games in a row of scoring 50 points or more from January 11-19, 1962 and compiled five straight half-a-century performances on two other occasions.

He eventually annexed the NBA scoring title during the 1961-62 season while putting together various all-time league scoring records that remain unchallenged until now.

Chamberlain died of congestive heart failure at his Bel-Air (California) mansion on October 12, 1999 at the age of 63.