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If you want to save money on this, cut out the “lords-a-leaping.” They’re overpriced.
PNC Bank released its annual report on how much it would cost to buy ALL the gifts from “The 12 Days of Christmas”. They’ve been tracking the prices for over 40 years. And once again, it’s an all-time high.
Everything on the list would run you $49,263 this year, up around 5%. But three of the gifts represent more than 35 grand of that.
Here’s how much everything would cost this year . . .
Twelve drummers drumming . . . $4,017 to hire them.
Eleven pipers piping . . . $3,715.
Ten lords-a-leaping . . . $15,580. They base it on how much it would cost to hire professional ballet dancers.
Nine ladies dancing . . . $8,557.
Eight maids-a-milking . . . $58, and the cheapest on the list. It’s if you hired them for an hour at minimum wage.
Seven swans-a-swimming . . . $13,125. It’s the second most expensive gift.
Six geese-a-laying . . . $900.
Five gold rings . . . $1,245.
Four calling birds . . . $600.
Three French hens . . . $347.
Two turtle doves . . . $750.
And a partridge in a pear tree . . . $370.
They also do the math on how much it would cost to buy all the stuff over and over again, like the song suggests. To do that, you’d need to spend a grand total of $209,272.
