A SQL Server Christmas Card

Merry Christmas everyone!

DECLARE @hohoho char(100)
DECLARE @bells smallint
DECLARE @tiers smallint
DECLARE @maxtiers smallint

SELECT @hohoho = ' ', @tiers = 1, @bells = 1, @maxtiers = 6
PRINT @hohoho

WHILE @tiers < @maxtiers
BEGIN
	SELECT @bells = POWER(@tiers,2), @hohoho = ' '
	WHILE @bells < 12*@tiers
	BEGIN
		SET @hohoho =  STUFF(@hohoho, (DATALENGTH(@hohoho)/2)-(@bells/2), @bells,REPLICATE('*', @bells))
		PRINT @hohoho
		SET @bells = @bells+4
	END
	SET @tiers = @tiers+1
END

SELECT @bells = @tiers, @hohoho = ' '

WHILE @tiers >=0
BEGIN
	SET @hohoho =  STUFF(@hohoho, (DATALENGTH(@hohoho)/2)-(@bells/2), @bells,REPLICATE('*', @bells))

	IF @tiers < @maxtiers
	BEGIN
		SET @hohoho =  STUFF(@hohoho, (DATALENGTH(@hohoho)/2)+(@bells*2), @bells*3, REPLICATE('*', @bells*3))
		IF NOT (@tiers = @maxtiers-1) AND NOT (@tiers = @maxtiers/2) AND NOT (@tiers = (@maxtiers-2)/2 AND @maxtiers > 5)  AND NOT (@tiers = 0)
			SET @hohoho =  STUFF(@hohoho, (DATALENGTH(@hohoho)/2)+(@bells*2)+1, @bells*3-2, REPLICATE(' ', @bells*3-2))
		SET @hohoho =  STUFF(@hohoho, (DATALENGTH(@hohoho)/2)+(@bells*2)+(@bells*3)/2, 2, REPLICATE('*', 2))
	END
	PRINT @hohoho
	SET @tiers = @tiers-1
	SELECT @hohoho = ' '
END

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