The Secret of the 12 Days of Christmas

I know that Christmas has past, but I would like to point out something in a traditional Christmas song, The 12 Days of Christmas.

Have you ever thought about what the song is actually saying?

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

This little snippet shows something truly amazing. On the first day you get a partridge and a pear tree on the second day you get two turtle doves AND a partridge and a pear tree!

So that means you will receive the gift of the day PLUS all of the previous days gifts. This utterly blew my mind!

So what would that give us?

Partridge and a Pear Tree: 12
Turtle Doves: 22
French Hens: 30
Calling Birds: 36
Golden Rings: 40
Geese A-Laying: 42
Swans A-Swimming: 42
Maids A-Milking: 40
Ladies Dancing: 36
Lords A-Leaping: 30
Pipers Piping: 22
Drummers Drumming: 12

All this is great, and that's alot of damn birds but what does this all mean?

Add up the numbers and you get 364. One for everyday except Christmas, in which you get me something.

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