Everyone knows the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," but few pause to actually consider all the gifts the lyrics contain. After all, 6 of the 12 days are birds. That is a lot of birds for one person to buy, let alone receive. So what would the full 12 days of Christmas actually cost if you were to be the true love to send them? Let's break it down.
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: a partridge in a pear tree
Partridge (1): $15.00
Pear Tree (1): $189.99
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: two Turtle Doves
Turtle Doves (2): $125.00
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me: three French Hens
French Hens (3): $165.00
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Four Calling Birds
Calling Birds (Canaries, 4): $519.96
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Five Golden Rings
Golden Rings (5): $750.00
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Six Geese a Laying
Geese (6): $210.00
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Seven Swans a Swimming
Swans (7): $7,000
Pool (For Swimming): $23,000
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eight Maids a Milking
Milking Maids (8): $58.00
Cows (To be milked, 8): $20,000
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Nine Ladies Dancing
Ladies Dancing (9, per performance): $6294.00
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Ten Lords a Leaping
Lords Leaping (10, per performance): $4767.00
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eleven Pipers Piping
Pipers Piping (11, per performance): $2562.00
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 12 Drummers Drumming
Drummers Drumming (12, per performance): $2,776
TOTAL COST OF 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS: $68,430
Talk about an expensive holiday! Their true love must REALLY be trying to impress them...
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