How many Christmas presents are in the 12 days?steemCreated with Sketch.

in christmas •  6 years ago 

The answer is not 78 but 364, almost one for every day of the year. On day one, the character in the song gets a single present (a partridge in a pear tree). But on day two, the beneficiary receives a new present (a pair of turtle doves) plus another partridge in a pear tree.

Read More: http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/twelvedayssong.html

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