Christmas Price Index, 2006–2007
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The true cost of Christmas in song is $78,100
Every year since 1984, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the gifts in the classic holiday song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
| 2007 | 2006 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Partridge in a Pear Tree | $164.99 | 144.99 | 13.80% |
| Two Turtle Doves | 40.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 |
| Three French Hens | 45.00 | 45.00 | 0.00 |
| Four Calling Birds | 599.96 | 479.96 | 25.00 |
| Five Gold Rings | 395.00 | 325.00 | 21.50 |
| Six Geese-a-Laying | 360.00 | 300.00 | 20.00 |
| Seven Swans-a-Swimming | 4,200.00 | 4,200.00 | 0.00 |
| Eight Maids-a-Milking | 46.80 | 41.20 | 13.60 |
| Nine Ladies Dancing | 4,759.19 | 4,759.19 | 4.00 |
| Ten Lords-a-Leaping | 4,285.06 | 4,160.25 | 3.00 |
| Eleven Pipers Piping | 2,213.40 | 2,124.00 | 4.20 |
| Twelve Drummers Drumming | 2,397.85 | 2,301.00 | 4.20 |
| Total Christmas Price Index | $19,507.00 | $18,920.59 | 3.10% |
| True Cost of Christmas in song1 | $78,100.00 | $75,122.03 | 4.00% |
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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