By adding up the total number of gifts given on each of the 12 days.
In the song "The twelve days of Christmas" my true love gave to me a total of 78 things.
12 drummers11 pipers10 lords9 ladies8 maids7 swans6 geese5 rings4 calling birds3 French hens2 turtle doves1 partridge in pear tree78 totalAssuming the gifts are repeated in full in each round of the song, then a total of 364 items are delivered by the twelfth day.
12 drummers11 pipers10 lords9 ladies8 maids7 swans6 geese5 rings4 calling birds3 French hens2 turtle doves1 partridge in pear tree78 totalAssuming the gifts are repeated in full in each round of the song, then a total of 364 items are delivered by the twelfth day.
Apparel, let alone footwear, does not figure in the song ( The twelve days of Christmas) all-up there are 78 gifts in the song, quantitatively. 78 is the number for Platinum on the periodic table of the elements.
364 gifts in total.
Actually, no.In total, there are 364 gifts given on the Twelve Days of Christmas.1 + (1+2) + (1+2+3) . . .
By adding up the total number of gifts given on each of the 12 days.
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The seventh is 'swans-a-swimming' and the tenth is 'lords-a-leaping'.
In the song "The twelve days of Christmas" my true love gave to me a total of 78 things.
There is no specific mention of anything unlucky during the twelve days of Christmas. The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a joyful and celebratory song that highlights the gifts given by a true love each day.
4 Calling Birds - this refers to the Four Gospels and/ or the Four Evangelists.
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments.
To reach the end of the carol, he would have had to sent a total of 140 people to her.The total number of gifts given to her is a massive 364. Since 1984 , the PNC Bank in the United States has been keep a Christmas Price Index on the cost of providing all the gifts mentioned. The cost for the first one in 1984 was $12,623.10, rising to $21,465.56 this year (2009).
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