Song 12 Days Of Xmas

[Kaye-cd]

how many presents did the woman give in the song '12 days of christmas' ??

[EcclesCake]

78?

1+2+3+4 etc....

[boxtops]

12+11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1

or there is a theory that each day, the previous days' gifts were given as well, which would run into hundreds!

[scorpiojo]

Wasn't it a woman receiving the presents?

[scorpiojo]

If not, 364

[boxtops]

It doesn't actually say - just "my true love gave to me" - either gender could be the recipient and the donor!

[Ken4155]

365 - the number of days in a year - obviously the gifts were given when it was not a leap year:-)

[scorpiojo]

I still get 364

[Ken4155]

sorry, scorpiojo, you're right. It's diffiicult to be accurate when you have a finger missing.

[Captain2]

Just to add more confusion.... on the first day..... 'a partidge in a pear tree' - is that one or two presents? Not sure how big the tree was though! LOL

(Am off to work sharpish!)

[Ken4155]

Then again, a partridge IN a pear tree - could be classed as 2 pressies:-)

[Captain2]

Ha! Beat you to it ken!

[scorpiojo]

I don't know what to say to that Ken!

[scorpiojo]

Lol :-)