The Price Of Buying ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas’ Has Gone Up!

In case you were wondering how much it would cost to buy all of the items in 'The 12 Days Of Christmas', it has gone up a lot since last year.  My guess is that the big increase would be the 5 golden rings.

The price tag to buy all 12 items this year will set you back $27,393 -- a 7.7 percent jump from 2012. Prices for most of the items in the song, including the partridge, two turtle doves, three French hens and five gold rings, remained steady from last year.

But the cost for 10 lords-a-leaping jumped 10 percent to $5,243 and nine ladies dancing increased by 20 percent to $7,553 according to the PNC Wealth Management's Christmas Price Index.

The company said its sources for calculating the cost of the items include retailers, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Dance Company and the Pennsylvania Ballet. Jim Dunigan, managing executive for investments of PNC Wealth Management said, "We were surprised to see such a large increase from a year ago, given the overall benign inflation rate in the United States."

And buying one set of the gifts online would cost almost $39,763, or $12,300 more than making the purchases in person. (Reuters)

Check out our local version of 'The 12 Days of Christmas' here!  It's a little more affordable and it's all stuff you can only get right here in Binghamton!

Enjoy!