The cost of true love Christmas gifts

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'The 12 Days Of Christmas' Items Will Cost You About $107,000

The Huffington Post 
By Alexis Kleinman
11/26/2012

Want to give your true love some traditional Christmas gifts? Why not buy him or her the items from the famed "The 12 Days of Christmas" carol?

Maybe because it will set you back $107,000. That's about 6 percent more than the items from the song cost last year, according to PNC Wealth Management's "Christmas Price Index."

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A Partridge In A Pear Tree
Partridge: $15
Last year: same

Pear tree: $189.99
Last year:   169.99

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2 Turtle Doves
2 Turtle Doves: $125
Last year: same

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3 French Hens
3 French hens: $165
Last year: $150

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4 Calling Birds
4 calling birds (canaries): $519.96
Last year: same

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5 Gold Rings
5 gold rings: $750
Last year: $645

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6 Geese a-Laying
6 geese a-laying: $210
Last year: $162

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7 Swans a-Swimming
7 swans a-swimming: $7,000
Last year: $6,300

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8 Maids a-Milking
Eight maids a-milking: $58
Last year: same

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9 Ladies Dancing
9 ladies dancing (per performance): $6,294
Last year: same

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10 Lords a-Leaping
10 lords a-leaping (per performance): $4,767
Last year: same

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11 Pipers Piping
11 pipers piping (per performance): $2,562
Last year: $2,428

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12 Drummers Drumming
12 drummers drumming (per performance): $2,776
Last year: $2,630

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