Total of Gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" Song

Did you know that in the Christmas song “The 12 Days of Christmas” has 364 gift in total? Wondering how they get a total of 364? Check the calculation. These are the gifts in the song:

1. A partridge in a pear tree
2. Two turtle doves.
3. Three french hens.
4. Four calling birds.
5. Five golden rings.
6. Six geese a-laying.
7. Seven swans a-swimming.
8. Eight maids a-milking.
9. Nine ladies dancing.
10. Ten lords a-leaping.
11. Eleven pipers piping.
12. Twelve drummers drumming.

How they get 364 gifts? See how...

On each of the 12 days, she/he received 1 partridge in a pear tree.
On the last 11 days, she/he received 2 turtle doves.
On the last 10 days, she/he received 3 turtle doves.
On the last 9 days, she/he received 4 turtle doves.
On the last 8 days, she/he received 5 turtle doves.
On the last 7 days, she/he received 6 turtle doves.
On the last 6 days, she/he received 7 turtle doves.
On the last 5 days, she/he received 8 turtle doves.
On the last 4 days, she/he received 9 turtle doves.
On the last 3 days, she/he received 10 turtle doves.
On the last 2 days, she/he received 11 turtle doves.
On the last 1 days, she/he received 12 turtle doves.

12x1=12
11x2=22
10x3=30
9x4=36
8x5=40
7x6=42
6x7=42
5x8=40
4x9=36
3x10=30
2x11=22
1x12=12

Total of 364 gifts.