12 verse one for each day :p
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," there are a total of twelve drummers drumming. Each day of Christmas adds one more gift, culminating in the twelve drummers on the twelfth day. The song is known for its cumulative structure, where each verse builds upon the previous ones.
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Christmas is included in the twelve days of Christmas. The twelve days of Christmas are the twelve days following Christmas day and counting Christmas day. It also leads up to Epiphany, which is January 6, so the last day of the twelve days of Christmas is January 5. :D
78 gifts
The twelve days in the song are the twelve days starting Christmas Day (December 25) or in some traditions, the day after Christmas (December 26)
78 are mentioned in the poem. 1 on the first day. 3 on the first and second days 6 on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc.
The traditional song refers to the Christmas Day and the days after.
In the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," there are a total of five golden rings. Each day, the gift of golden rings is given, and this occurs on the fifth day of Christmas. The repetition of gifts throughout the song means that over the twelve days, the cumulative total would be 30 rings if you count them all.
on the third day of Christmas the true love gave 3 French hens.
In the Christmas carols entitled The Twelve Days of Christmas, there are twelve days of Christmas counted down until the final day is sung as 'and a partridge in a pear tree'.
The Twelve Days of Christmas