Exactly How Much Does
the “12 Days of Christmas” Cost?
By: Aquarius Cain
We sing the Christmas carol, The 12 Days of Christmas,
every year for the holidays. Many people
make their own funny renditions of it about their job, friends, family, etc. We even created one in my family that we sang
on Christmas Eve that included 12 rolls of tissue and a Strawberry Daiquiri. There have been red-neck versions and even
ghetto versions. QuadCity DJ’s even created a radio hit with their version titled WhatYou Want For Christmas. The 12 Days of Christmas is a fun song to sing,
even if you can’t sing. And who doesn't love a great Christmas Carol for the holidays?
But have you ever stopped to think about how much it would
cost for your “true love” to buy these things for you? According to an article
in the USA TODAY, it would cost
$107,300 for your sweetheart to purchase the Twelve Days of Christmas. He/she must REALLY love you because that’s
a hefty price tag!
Here is the breakdown, item, by item according to PNC Wealth
Management:
— Partridge, $15
— Pear tree, $189.99
— Two turtle doves, $125
— Three French hens, $165
— Four calling birds (canaries), $519.96
— Five gold rings, $750
— Six geese a-laying, $210
— Seven swans a-swimming, $7,000
— Eight maids a-milking, $58
— Nine ladies dancing (per performance), $6,294
— 10 lords a-leaping (per performance), $4,767
— 11 pipers piping (per performance), $2,562
— 12 drummers drumming (per performance), $2,776
I know some of you are checking the math list twice…this
only adds up to $25,431.95. How then did they come up with $107,300? The
analysts calculated based on what the “true love” gave EACH DAY. Check out the article, “Cost of '12 Days of
Christmas' tops $107,000,” for a deeper economic explanation to The 12 Days of Christmas, on
USAToday.com: http://usat.ly/SozsEc
“Is your true love worth
the hefty price tag of $107,300 for the 12 days of Christmas?" We would love to
hear your comments. Please respond and thanks for sharing this story with
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