2 turtle doves on the last 11 days. 2 x 11 = 22
3 french hens on the last 10 days. 3 x 10 = 30
4 calling birds on the last 9 days. 4 x 9 = 36
5 gold rings on the last 8 days. 5 x 8 = 40
6 geese a-laying on the last 7 days. 6 x 7 = 42
7 swans a-swimming on the last 6 days. 7 x 6 = 42
8 maids a-milking on the last 5 days. 8 x 5 = 40
9 ladies dancing on the last 4 days. 9 x 4 = 36
10 lords a-leaping on the last 3 days. 10 x 3 = 30
11 pipers piping on the last 2 days. 11 x 2 = 22
12 drummers drumming on the last day. 12 x 1 = 12
A total of 364 gifts
That’s enough to take you through to next Christmas, when the gift giving would start all over again.
(This chart does count the partridge and the pear tree as one gift, but if you are one of those people who would consider them to be two presents the number goes up to 376. Of course if you do that then you probably should count all the cows being milked, the pipes being piped, the drums being drummed, and the drumsticks being used to play the drums. MATH OVERLOAD, CALL MR. KELLAM!!!!!)
Well, tomorrow is Christmas so this will be my last bit of trivia. Have a Merry Christmas and I hope to see you in the New Year!
- Love, Anubis
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