Twelve Days of Christmas

twelvedays.c

#include <stdio.h>                                                               
                                                                                 
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {                                               
                                                                                 
  char *days[] = {"first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth", "sixth",        
    "seventh", "eighth", "ninth", "tenth", "eleventh", "twelfth"};               
                                                                                 
  char *gifts[] = {"a partridge in a pear tree", "two turtle doves",             
    "three french hens", "four calling birds", "***** five golden rings *****",  
    "six geese a laying", "seven swans a swimming", "eight maids a milking",     
    "nine ladies dancing", "ten lords a leaping", "eleven pipers piping",        
    "twelve drummers drumming"                                                   
  };                                                                             
                                                                                 
  int bird_gift_count = 0;                                                       
                                                                                 
  for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++) {                                                 
    printf("\nOn the %s day of Christmas my true love gave to me,\n", days[i - 1]);  
    for (int ii = i; ii > 0; ii--) {                                             
      if (ii == 0 && i > 0) printf("and ");                                      
      printf("%s \n", gifts[ii - 1]);                                            
      if (ii < 8 && ii != 5) bird_gift_count += ii;                              
    }                                                                            
  }                                                                              
                                                                                 
  // better stock up on birdseed my love                                         
  printf("\ntotal birds received: %i\n", bird_gift_count);                       
                                                                                 
  return 0;                                                                      
}

In C? Really!?

It's for a Christmas Card. I was going for a retro look.

Maybe I should've done it in FORTRAN