12 Days of Gifts

Costs: $86,000 dollars.

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Twelve drummers drumming,

Eleven pipers piping,

Ten lords a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying,

Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle-doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree!

So how much does everything cost? Here's a breakdown for each item.

1st Day of Christmas
A PARTRIDGE

COST: $20 (last year: $15)

Also on 1st Day of Christmas

A PEAR TREE

COST: $200 (last year: $150)

2nd Day of Christmas
Two Turtle Doves

Cost: $55 (last year: $40)

3rd Day of Christmas
THREE FRENCH HENS

$30 (last year: $45)

4th Day of Christmas
FOUR CALLING BIRDS

$60 (last year: same)

5th Day of Christmas
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS

$350 (last year: $395)

6th Day of Christmas
SIX GEESE A-LAYING

$240 (last year: $360)

7th Day of Christmas
SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING

$5,600 (last year: $4,200)

8th Day of Christmas
EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING

$52 (last year: $47)

9th Day of Christmas
NINE LADIES DANCING

$4,759 (last year: same)

10th Day of Christmas
TEN LORDS A-LEAPING

$4,414 (last year: $4,285)

11th Day of Christmas
ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING

$2,285 (last year: $2,213)

12th Day of Christmas
TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING

$2,475 (last year: $2,398)

The total cost of 12 days of Christmas in 2008 for your true love? $86,609! An increase of about nine percent from last year's cost of $78,100.


And for those of you who get bored with the song.. you should check out Relient K's version of the 12 Days of Christmas. They do the whole song quickly and add a chorus that says the following:
"What's a partridge? And what's a pear tree? Well I don't know so please don't ask me, but I can be those are terrible gifts to get." It's great.

None of these items are on my Christmas list.