Updated August 5, 2020 |
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The true cost of Christmas in song is $86,608.51
Every year since 1984, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the gifts in the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas."
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Partridge in a Pear Tree | $219.99 | $164.99 | 33.3% |
| Two Turtledoves | 55.00 | 40.00 | 37.5 |
| Three French Hens | 30.00 | 45.00 | -33.3 |
| Four Calling Birds | 599.96 | 599.96 | 0.0 |
| Five Gold Rings | 349.95 | 395.00 | -11.4 |
| Six Geese-a-Laying | 240.00 | 360.00 | -33.3 |
| Seven Swans-a-Swimming | 5,600.00 | 4,200.00 | 33.3 |
| Eight Maids-a-Milking | 52.40 | 46.80 | 12 |
| Nine Ladies Dancing | 4,759.19 | 4,759.19 | 0.0 |
| Ten Lords-a-Leaping | 4,413.61 | 4,285.06 | 3.00 |
| Eleven Pipers Piping | 2,284.80 | 2,213.40 | 3.20 |
| Twelve Drummers Drumming | 2,475.20 | 2,397.85 | 3.20 |
| Total Christmas Price Index | $21,080.10 | $19,507.25 | 8.1% |
| True cost of Christmas in song1 | $86,608.51 | $78,100.10 | 10.9% |
1. Total cost of items if one repeated all earlier verses on each successive day: that is, 12 (1 x 12) partridges in pear trees, 22 (2 x 11) calling birds, 30 (3 x 10) French hens, and so on.
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