Cost of 12 Days of Christmas

PNC Christmas Price Index - 2008
Traditional

...............................................................2007 ....................2008
One Partridge in a Pear Tree .............$164.99 ..........$219.99
Partridge ...............................................$15.00 ............$20.00
Two Turtle Doves ................................$40.00 ...........$55.00
Three French Hen............................... $45.00 ............$30.00
Four Calling Birds ...............................$599.96 ..........$599.96
Five Gold Rings ...................................$395.00 ..........$349.95
Six Geese-a-Laying .............................$360.00 ..........$240.00
Seven Swans-a-Swimming .................$4,200.00 ......$5,600.00
Eight Maids-a-Milking .......................$46.80 ............$52.40
Nine Ladies Dancing ...........................$4,759.19 ........$4,759.19
10 Lords-a-Leaping .............................$4,285.06 .......$4,413.61
11 Pipers Piping ....................................$2,213.40 .......$2,284.80 $
12 Drummers Drumming ...................$2,397.85 ........$2,475.20
Total Christmas Price Index ..............$19,507.25 ......$21,080.10

True cost of Christmas in song...........$86,608.51

One Partridge in a Pear Tree......$ 2,639.88
Partridge.......................................$ 240.00
Pear Tree.......................................$ 2,399.88
Two Turtle Doves.........................$ 605.00
Three French Hen........................$ 300.00
Four Calling Birds........................$ 5,399.64
Five Gold Rings............................$ 2,799.60
Six Geese-a-Laying.......................$ 1,680.00
Seven Swans-a-Swimming...........$33,600.00
Eight Maids-a-Milking.................$ 262.00
Nine Ladies Dancing....................$19,036.76
10 Lords-a-Leaping......................$13,240.83
11 Pipers Piping............................$ 4,569.60
12 Drummers Drumming............$ 2,475.20


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