Here's how much "The 12 days of Christmas" gifts would cost in 2022..

Jace

Jace

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PNC's Christmas Price Index notes the overall price for the12 gifts
in the song is up 10.5% this year - the third-highest increase in the
39 year history of the calculations.

All totaled, you'd spend $45,523.27...this is if you pick up each of the 12 items mentioned.

The most expensive being the 7 swans @ $13,000.

Anyone?
 

Jace said:
PNC's Christmas Price Index notes the overall price for the12 gifts
in the song is up 10.5% this year - the third-highest increase in the
39 year history of the calculations.

All totaled, you'd spend $45,523.27...this is if you pick up each of the 12 items mentioned.

The most expensive being the 7 swans @ $13,000.

Anyone?
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How much were the lords a-leaping?
 
Update: of course, price increase..
for 2023 total cost $46,729.86
 
RadishRose said:
How much were the lords a-leaping?
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Well, it depends on whether you want REAL lords or imitation lords.

For real lords, you'd probably have to get the ones who are supporting crumbling castles in Scotland and don't have much money. I'm pretty sure they'd dress up in their hereditary kilts and jump around for you for a pittance.

Imitation lords? You'd have to pay union scale for actors or dancers and that would depend on their union. I'm pretty sure it would be a pretty penny. Some might want stuntmen for the leaping part. Or out-of-work male ballet dancers might do it for not much more than minimum wage.
 
jujube said:
Well, it depends on whether you want REAL lords or imitation lords.

For real lords, you'd probably have to get the ones who are supporting crumbling castles in Scotland and don't have much money. I'm pretty sure they'd dress up in their hereditary kilts and jump around for you for a pittance.

Imitation lords? You'd have to pay union scale for actors or dancers and that would depend on their union. I'm pretty sure it would be a pretty penny. Some might want stuntmen for the leaping part. Or out-of-work male ballet dancers might do it for not much more than minimum wage.
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Thank you jujube. I feel better now 🌹

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OK, here's my budget 12 days of Christmas:

1. Partridge: Walmart has whole chickens on sale. Get one and set it on a poinsettia, which is also on sale.

2. Turtle doves? I'll snare a couple of doves from my backyard and round up the two turtles who live there and see if I can get them to mate.

3. French hens. Hmmmm, probably cheaper to get them from Quebec, less tariff than getting the from Paris. They'll just sneer at you, either way.

4. Calling birds. Calling whom? Are they calling after 9 p.m.? Make sure of that.

5. Gold rings. Walmart again. They have some gold-filled ones that look great. They'll keep their shine until 12th Night, at least.

6. Geese a-laying. Have you ever messed with geese? They're mean, especially when they have eggs. Get some egrets....they're white and they're all over the place here. Nobody will care.

7. Swans-a-swimming. I guess I could go down to Lake Eola downtown and "borrow" some swans. They're even meaner than geese, though.

8. Maids a-milking. Not at all easy to find. Would you settle for machines a-milking?

9. Ladies dancing. That's not hard. Go down to South Orange Boulevard in Orlando and check out the strip clubs. I'm sure you could entice a few of the ladies to take the night off.

10. Lords a-leaping. See message #5. We've covered this one.

11. Pipers piping. Maybe the lords have some bagpipe-playing friends they can bring along.

12. Drummers drumming. I'll ask the 16-year-old boy two doors down who has the garage band. He could probably round up a dozen of his friends for pizza and, you know...wink-wink...a six-pack.

Voila! The 12 Days of Christmas on a budget.
 
This estimate is too high. Remember it’s the 12 days of Christmas. Christmas runs from 12/25 to 01/06. But, after Dec 25th all this stuff goes on sale because in the minds of retailers, Christmas is over. Yet there are 11 more days to shop the sales and pick up the hens, golden rings, etc. at sale prices.

Only a spend thrift would buy all 12 days worth of gifts before 12/25!!!
 
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