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How many presents are given out in total over the twelve days of Christmas?
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∙ 11y ago
* Twelve drummers drumming, * Eleven pipers piping, * Ten lords a-leaping, * Nine ladies dancing, * Eight maids a-milking, * Seven swans a-swimming, * Six geese a-laying, * Five golden rings, * Four calling birds, * Three French hens, * Two turtle doves, * And a partridge in a pear tree!
This is a tricky one.
There are two schools of thought on the number of gifts.
On the first day there is one gift.
On the second we have the start of the problem.... is it
* Two turtle doves,
And * A partridge in a pear tree! Or just
* Two turtle doves,
If it is just two turtle doves, and then on the third day just three French hens..... and so on, then the total is
12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 which adds up to 78
If on the other hand it is two turtle doves and another partridge in a pear tree, and if each day all the previous gifts arrive with the new one, there is one gift on day 1, three on day 2, six on day 3.....
1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 21 + 28 + 36 + 45 + 55 + 66 + 78 which adds up to 364
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt's not 82 or 74 as some people say, but 364.
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What is did your true love bring you on the fourth day of Christmas?
4 Calling Birds - this refers to the Four Gospels and/ or the Four Evangelists.
What 12 gifts were given in the 12 days of Christmas?
Many people add up the number of gifts such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and think that this amount (78) is the right number. It is not, because you have to add up all the consecutive gifts for every day. Day 1- receives 1 gift Day 2- receives 3 additional gifts, making 4 total Day 3- receives 6 additional gifts, making 10 total Day 4- receives 10 additional gifts, making 20 total Day 5- receives 15 additional gifts, making 35 total Day 6- receives 21 additional gifts, making 56 total Day 7- receives 28 additional gifts, making 84 total Day 8- receives 36 additional gifts, making 120 total Day 9- receives 45 additional gifts, making 165 total Day 10- receives 55 additional gifts, making 220 total Day 11- receives 66 additional gifts, making 286 total Day 12- receives 78 additional gifts, making 364 total gifts received.
How many birds in total are mentioned in one complete verse of the Twelve Days of Christmas?
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.
In the twelve days of Christmas how many days gifts are birrds?
If you mean how many different kinds of birds there are 5 If you mean how many total there are given in total (Not including partregde in a pear tree) 22 turtle doves, 30 french hens, 36 calling birds, 36 geese, and 45 swans :)
How many turtle doves were sent in the song the twelve days of Christmas?
The song says 'two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.' So there would be eleven verses in the song that would include them. The total would be 22 turtle doves by the end of the song.
In twelve days of Christmas how many gifts were given?
364 gifts in total.
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What is did your true love bring you on the fourth day of Christmas?
4 Calling Birds - this refers to the Four Gospels and/ or the Four Evangelists.
How many gifts would you receive on the 12 days of Christmas altogether?
In the song "The twelve days of Christmas" my true love gave to me a total of 78 things.
How many people in Twelve Days of Christmas?
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).
How many winged animals are there in The Twelve Days of Christmas?
There are six different winged animals, or 23 total, in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas: 1 partridge 2 turtle doves 3 french hens 4 colly birds 6 geese-a-laying 7 swans-a-swimming
Including 12 partridges in pear trees how many TOTAL gift items did your true love give to you during the Twelve Days of Christmas?
364
How many legs in the twelve days of Christmas?
In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas" a person is gifted with many legged creatures. In fact, in only one departure from living creatures does the gift giver give the receiver a non-legged item, the 5 golden rings. In total, the number of legs that are given to the receiver in the song is 648. There is an argument to be made that as the eight maids were "a'milking" then you should include the cows legs, which would make it 808 legs. The maids would be sitting on three legged stools. If those are also included the total would be 928 legs!
What was given on tenth day of Christmas in the song?
On the 10th day of Christmas in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" the singer is gifted with 10 Lord A-leaping. Each day of the song is believed to have some religious connotations. The 10 Lords A-leaping are thought to refer to the ten commandments.
What 12 gifts were given in the 12 days of Christmas?
Many people add up the number of gifts such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and think that this amount (78) is the right number. It is not, because you have to add up all the consecutive gifts for every day. Day 1- receives 1 gift Day 2- receives 3 additional gifts, making 4 total Day 3- receives 6 additional gifts, making 10 total Day 4- receives 10 additional gifts, making 20 total Day 5- receives 15 additional gifts, making 35 total Day 6- receives 21 additional gifts, making 56 total Day 7- receives 28 additional gifts, making 84 total Day 8- receives 36 additional gifts, making 120 total Day 9- receives 45 additional gifts, making 165 total Day 10- receives 55 additional gifts, making 220 total Day 11- receives 66 additional gifts, making 286 total Day 12- receives 78 additional gifts, making 364 total gifts received.
What is the sum of the number of ghost who appeared to ebenezer scrooge in Charles dickens Christmas carol multiplied by the number of geese-a-laying in the twelve days of Christmas?
The number of ghosts that appeared to Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" is four. The number of geese-a-laying in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" is six. Therefore, the sum of the ghosts multiplied by the geese-a-laying is 4 x 6 = 24.
