12 days

Do you think the gifts are cumulative in the song 12 days of Christmas?

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Gods I hope not. That’s way too much! Not only is it  364 gifts (if you don’t count all the extras), but why would you want to give/recurve this list of gifts. I think it’s just artistic liberties in the repetition. Not literal. It just sounds good when it’s repeated. . 

 

Gift list 
12 partridges
22 pigeons  
30 chickens
36 tweety birds 
40 rings
42 geese 


42 swans 
40 maids 
36 dancers 
30 leapers 
22 pipers 
12 drummers  
 
That’s 184 birds, 40 rings, and 140 slaves (since they’re given away as property/objects) 
 
Hmmm, now I'm here pondering and singing the song. Either way, the gifter is a cheapskate (regifting every day) or very enthusiastic with gifts. 

 
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