12 Days Of Christmas Puzzle

The Puzzle:

According to the traditional song, on the first day of Christmas (25th December), my true love sent to me:

A partridge in a pair tree

On the second day of Christmas (26th December), my true love sent to me THREE presents:

Two turtle doves
A partridge in a pear tree

On the third day of Christmas (27th December and so on) my true love sent to me SIX presents:

Three French hens
Two turtle doves
A partridge in a pear tree

This carries on until the the twelfth day of Christmas, when my true love sends me:

Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
A partridge in a pear tree

After the twelve days of Christmas are over, how many presents has my true love sent me altogether?

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