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Cost Of Gifts for 12 Days Of Christmas
December 6th 2006 00:25
Have you ever wondered about the total cost of each item in the "Twelve Days Of Christmas" song?
That is to say, if you actually went out and bought a pear tree, a partridge, 2 French hens, etc. How much do you think it would actually cost?
Each year a number of economists attempt to estimate the cost for all the gifts mentioned in the song.
The results by PNC Advisors who have been doing this study for 22 years, are as follows.
The Cost of the 12 Days Of Christmas for 2006.
* One Partridge in a Pear Tree: $144.99 ($15.00 Partridge, $129.99 Pear Tree)
* Two Turtle Doves: $40.00 ($20.00 each)
* Three French Hens: $45.00 ($15.00 each)
* Four Calling Birds: $479.96 ($119.99 each)
* Five Gold Rings: $325.00 ($65.00 each)
* Six Geese-a-Laying: $300.00 ($50.00 each)
* Seven Swans-a-Swimming: $4,200.00 ($600.00 each)
* Eight Maids-a-Milking: $41.20 ($5.15 each)
* Nine Ladies Dancing: $4,759.19 ($528.80 each)
* Ten Lords-a-Leaping: $4,160.25 ($416.02 each)
* Eleven Pipers Piping: $2,124.00 ($186.66 each)
* Twelve Drummers Drumming: $2,224.30 ($193.09 each)
The grand total of the song for 2006 - $18,920.59 And that's in U.S.dollars! In Aussie dollars, that amounts to $24,065.03.
The survey has also included an internet component to keep up with the fact that a lot of gifts are now purchased online.
By buying all of the above gifts online,the price jumps quite significantly to a whopping $30,330.49 U.S. or $38,578.56 AUD!
That's one exceedingly expensive year!
That is to say, if you actually went out and bought a pear tree, a partridge, 2 French hens, etc. How much do you think it would actually cost?
Each year a number of economists attempt to estimate the cost for all the gifts mentioned in the song.
The results by PNC Advisors who have been doing this study for 22 years, are as follows.
The Cost of the 12 Days Of Christmas for 2006.
* One Partridge in a Pear Tree: $144.99 ($15.00 Partridge, $129.99 Pear Tree)
* Two Turtle Doves: $40.00 ($20.00 each)
* Three French Hens: $45.00 ($15.00 each)
* Four Calling Birds: $479.96 ($119.99 each)
* Five Gold Rings: $325.00 ($65.00 each)
* Six Geese-a-Laying: $300.00 ($50.00 each)
* Seven Swans-a-Swimming: $4,200.00 ($600.00 each)
* Eight Maids-a-Milking: $41.20 ($5.15 each)
* Nine Ladies Dancing: $4,759.19 ($528.80 each)
* Ten Lords-a-Leaping: $4,160.25 ($416.02 each)
* Eleven Pipers Piping: $2,124.00 ($186.66 each)
* Twelve Drummers Drumming: $2,224.30 ($193.09 each)
The grand total of the song for 2006 - $18,920.59 And that's in U.S.dollars! In Aussie dollars, that amounts to $24,065.03.
The survey has also included an internet component to keep up with the fact that a lot of gifts are now purchased online.
By buying all of the above gifts online,the price jumps quite significantly to a whopping $30,330.49 U.S. or $38,578.56 AUD!
That's one exceedingly expensive year!
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Comment by Cibbuano
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Comment by Andrea
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I think I'll stick with the stuff I'd planned to buy all along ... this is all a wee bit too expensive for me.
A.H.
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Comment by MelissaA
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A.H. Even if I had the money, I wouldn't have the room in my house!
Cib. (yes I'm going backwards here) How old are we talking here - 4 or 14? ; )
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Great post very entertaining
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No Vixter, I don't think you get to keep them, I'm sure that costs extra. ; )
Deorre, I'm always happy to help out. ; )
Hans, so what you're saying is that you were given one present, which you are now going to divide up into (just how many?) presents for other people? ; )
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Comment by Anonymous
oK. Day 1 partridge
Day 2, 2 turtle doves and a partridge
Day 3, 3 french hens, 2 turle doves and partridge; so by this time the gifts are 3 FH, 4 TD and 3 partridge.
Day 4, 4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and partridge. So by the end of day 4.
4 CB, 6 FH, 6 TD and 4 partridge have been given as gifts.
Thus the house is now getting very full.
So to day 5
5 gold rings, 4 calling birds, 3 french hens 2 turtle dove and anther bloody partridge.
So we now have roaming around the house.
5 Golden rings, 8 calling birds, 9 French Hens 8 Turtle doves and 5 partridges.
So as you can see by the time that you get to double figures, well your true love will be well pissed off with all the crap that has to be cleaned up. And well, were do you end up putting 12 pear trees in the middle of winter.
So by the 12 day, hey, 40 maids milking IN THE HOUSE, I will pressume that cows come with thse as well.
Also, trying to find a quiet space in the house would i pressume be quite difficult
The reason I go on is that, many moons ago, I saw on TV a rendition of the scenario above. OK, I'm talkin about 25yrs ago.
BUT.....does anybody out there know of the name of this great piece of comedy.. If you get the chance watch.
But.. If you do know name Drop a line
simonlampitt@hotmail.com
Anydody sad enough to work out the grand total?
Comment by MelissaA
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But how big a house would you need for all of that?! It could be a wee bit crowded. ; )
Do you remember anyone who was in it?
Comment by Anonymous
Sorry, there were only 2 main characters as I remember. The main comedy bit was focused around this bloke turning up each day with a menagerie of animals and stuffing them into a very full house.
I was quite young at the time, so memory might have been lost a little.
So alas I have no more pointers to this comical farce.
all the best
Comment by Anonymous
Charlie Brown was wondering how much it world cost to treat Snoopy to the twelve days of Christmas as the song suggests. The prices are:
Partridge in a pear tree---- $103
A pair of turtledoves-------$58
One French hen------------ $5
One calling bird----------- $20
One golden ring----------- $75
One goose a-laying------- $25
One swan a-swimming--- $30
One maid a-milking------ $7 per day
One lady dancing--------- $100 per day
One lord a-leaping-------- $150 per day
One piper piping---------- $150 per day
One drummer drumming- $200 per day
The grand total is $22134(i save all docs in word)
Comment by Anonymous
Charlie Brown was wondering how much it world cost to treat Snoopy to the twelve days of Christmas as the song suggests. The prices are:
Partridge in a pear tree---- $103
A pair of turtledoves-------$58
One French hen------------ $5
One calling bird----------- $20
One golden ring----------- $75
One goose a-laying------- $25
One swan a-swimming--- $30
One maid a-milking------ $7 per day
One lady dancing--------- $100 per day
One lord a-leaping-------- $150 per day
One piper piping---------- $150 per day
One drummer drumming- $200 per day
The grand total is $22134(i save all docs in word)
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the birds and some of the people are off
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the birds and some of the people are off
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