According to PNC Wealth Management, purchasing every item mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” will cost $34,558.65 in 2017 or 0.6% more than last year. Purchasing all 364 gifts will cost $157,558. That’s up $1,000 from last year.
Here is the breakdown of the 364 items:
One Partridge And A Pear Tree, $219.95; last year: $210
Two turtle doves, $375; last year: $375
Three French hens, $181.50; last year: $181.50
Four calling birds (canaries), $599.96; last year: $599.96
Five gold rings, $825; last year: $750
Six geese a-laying, $360; last year: $360
Seven swans a-swimming, $13,125; last year: $13,125
Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: $58
Nine ladies dancing , $7,553; last year: $7,553
10 lords a-leaping, $5,618.90 last year: $5,509
11 pipers piping, $2,708 last year: $2,708
12 drummers drumming, $2,934; last year: $2,934