How many Christmas presents are in the 12 days?

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.

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