Happy Holidays, everyone!
This one runs! :-D

use strict;
use warnings;

my @prefix = (
    'first',
    'second',
    'third',
    'fourth',
    'fifth',
    'sixth',
    'seventh',
    'eighth',
    'ninth',
    'tenth',
    'eleventh',
    'twelfth',
);

my @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-swimmings',
    'eight maids a-milkings',
    'nine ladies dancing',
    'ten lords a-leaping',
    'eleven pipers piping',
    'twelve drummers drumming',
);

my $once = 1;

sub todays_gifts {
    my $day = shift(@_);
    print "On the $prefix[$day-1] of Christmas\,\n";
    print "My true love gave to me\, \n";

    do {

        if ($once && $day == 1) { print "$gifts[$day-1].\n\n"; $once--
+; return; }
        if ($day == 1) { print "and $gifts[$day-1].\n\n"; return; }

        print "$gifts[$day-1],\n"; 
        $day--;
    } while ($day >= 1);
    print "\n";

}

for (1..12) { todays_gifts $_; }

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