Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Twelve Days of Christmas

We are all familiar with the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas." If you were to purchase all the gifts mentioned in the song, how much would it cost? Do you wonder how many total gifts that would be. For example is it only 1 partridge in a pear tree or 12 of them?

So your assignment for today's blog is simple. How many total presents will you need to purchase? How much will it all cost you? Of the twelve presents purchased, which one is your favorite and why? You will need to do some web searching and a calculator is probably a good idea. Remember to proofread.

I will check your response and let you know during class if it is good to go or not. If not, you know what to do! In order to make it fair for all and have you do the research, I will not post the replies until later today! And proofread!
On a more serious note, some of my students seem to think that posting is optional. It is not. Proper posting is required. You can not earn your full daily class grade if you do not post. So make it simple and do it.

41 comments:

jaran b said...

If I was to purchase the gifts mentioned in the song it will cost nearly $100,000. The total number of gifts will be around 78. My favorite present would be the 5 golden rings, because they could be worth some serious money.

Tiffany said...

Everyone prepares to pay near $100,000 dollars for "The Twelve Days of Christmas." During "The Twelve Days of Christmas," 364 items are bought and wrapped for a gift. That's $96,824 dollars spent on the gifts.

Unknown said...

The total prestents there are in the songs are 364. The cost of all of them all together would be about $100,000. My favorite girft would be five golden rings because I love gold and jewlry. I especially love golden rings.

Unknown said...

The way I calculated you would have to purchased 78 gifts. I think it would cost at least 2000. I think the first thing the person got was special because it was simple and showed love because if that was they all they could get it was so sweet.

Kiran said...

It would cost nearly 100,000 dollars, if you were to buy all 364 items. If I was rich, then I would buy it all. My favorite are the three French hens. I don't know why, but I just love chickens and hens. It's just something about them that makes them so cute, and adorable.

ernie said...

The song talks about 34 items. The cost would be around a million dollars. I like the Twelve Days of christmas song.

Unknown said...

The song talks about 34 items. The cost would come out to about 150,000. I would have to purchase about 30 items.

Unknown said...

It would cost $96,824. I can not afford it all. I wouldn't buy that stuff anyway. That is a lot of presents.

Te'Quwan said...

If you are crazy enough to buy these gifts you would've spent 96,824. There is 364 items in this song, a lot right? My favorite would have to be the ring. I never knew there was so many items said in this song.

Leon said...

The song talks about 364 items. The coast is right around $96,000. I really hate the 12 days of Christmas.

Unknown said...

My favorite is the ring because it is shinny and I love jewrely.

Unknown said...

Buying all of the presents in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song woud cost $96,824. It adds up to a total 364 gifts, almost one for everyday of the year.

Unknown said...

These prices are insane! I wouldn't ever get any presents like that ever. I really haven't heard it before so i have no comment.

Will said...

It would cost $96,824 for all of these items. In total, there are 78 items in total. My favorite of these items are the nine ladies dancing.

Jessica said...

There are 364 items that I would need to purchase. It would cost about 100,000 dollars. I would want five golden rings, on the fifth day. One because they are so pretty, and they would be worth a lot !

Unknown said...

Through out the whole song 364 items are mentioned. Roughly estimated to cost around 100,000 dollars. That is a lot of shopping! My favorite gift would be my guitar i got last Christmas.

zae said...

You'll have to pay nearly around $100,000. And there are 364 items repeated in all the verses. If I could choose a item Ill probably choose number 1.

Nicholas Miles said...

If you went to buy the items of the 12 days of Christmas, be prepared to buy 364 gifts. All of this bought will cost $96,824. My favorite has to be the 12 drummers drumming because I like the sound of drums.

cass said...

It would cost 96,824$ to buy all the items. There are 364 items total in the song. My favorite present would have to be the nine ladies dancing, because it’s funny watching people dance!

Austin said...

It would be 364 presents involved for this Christmas. It would cost 96,824 bucks. My favorite present would be nine ladies dancing because I like watching girls dance because some of them don’t know how.

Raheim said...

Trying to buy the 364 items would be tough. It would cost $96,824, an increase of 10.8 percent over last year. My favorite one is partridge in a pear tree because it’s the only one I can think of.

rj said...

It cost 100,000 dollars. And its 364 items. If i could pick a number it will be 4.

Makayla said...

Trying to buy 364 presents would be complicated for even the average wealthy person. Even with nearly 100,000. All that would cost about $96,824 and would go up about 10.8%. Of the 12 presents I would like the two turtle doves, because it sounds like the most expensive and beautiful item ever purchased.

Jake The Snake said...

There are a total of 78 items. It would cost $96,824. The drummers drumming would be my favorite because I like music. It is only 1 partridge in a pear tree.

Novas said...

There are 364 items total in the song. If you were to buy all of the presents it would cost you $96,824. I really don't like any of the presents.

justin said...

There are 364 items total in the song's verses. It would cost about $96,824 to buy all these items. My favorite part of this song would have to be the drummers because I love music.

Chris Stepp said...

Well in the "12 Days of Christmas" ther are 78 items mentioned. If you happened to buy all of these items it will cost you about $24,000, including the pear tree. If I had to pick my favorite item out of the 78, it would have to be the 9 nine ladies dancing. Who don't like ladies dancing. They have to be cute though.

Unknown said...

If you bought every item in the song "The Tweleve Days of Christmas", it would cost you nearly $100,000. In this song, there are 364 items repeated through out the song. I would like to have eight maids a-milking because I would want some milk to to put on my cereal and milk to make some chocolate milk!

Audrey said...

The total cost is $100,000. You will get 364 presents. My favorite is the five golden rings.

mark said...

If i purchased this, it would cost about, $100,000. All together their is about 364 items. There are 12 partridges in a pear tree. I would take the two turtle doves.

Unknown said...

To buy the 364 items repeated from the 12 drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree would be about $96,824.00.

To buy just one of everything it would cost $23,439.00.

To buy 12 of everything you would spend will be $281,268.

My favorite gift would be 12 drummers drumming because drumming is pretty darn cool. :)

Anonymous said...

In total there would be 364 gifts. For all the gifts it would cost $96,824 for all the gifts. I wouldn’t like any of the gifts, I would much rather have cookies and egg nog.

Madi McFarland said...

All together I would need to purchase 364 gifts. If I purchased all these gifts it would cost me nearly 100,000 dollars. Out of the twelve presents my favorite is the three french hens because I love hens. :)

Lekedria said...

The items all together would cost $96,824. There would be 364 items. My favorite gift would be the singing birds.

Unknown said...

The 12 presents total would be 364. And the cost of all would be 96,824$. If I could have one of the presents I would want 5 golden rings because who wouldn't want gold rings for christmas, ? I know I would.

Unknown said...

I don't really have a favorite. I don't take part in the holiday. The cost would be $96,000
for the things by the song.

Unknown said...

I will need twelve presents. I will need one hundred thousand dollars. my favorite present is the turtle doves, because I like birds.

Holly said...

The total presents that you would need to purchase would be 324. The total cost of these presents would be 96,824 dollars. The gift that I would choose to be my favorite would be the gold rings. I would choose the rings because I love jewelry but I don't really like gold.

alisareale said...

You will need to purchase three-hundred and sixty four presents. It will cost you ninety six thousand eight-hundred and twenty four dollars. My favorite are the two turtle doves.

Unknown said...

They will al cost $96,824. It will cost alot? my is the partrage. i did no web searching exept for what the image showed me.

benito said...

I will need twelve presents. It will cost me $100,000. My favorite is the turtle dove.