Twelve Days of Christmas, The True Cost of Christmas

You know the one; maids a-milking, lords a-leaping. But how much would it cost to actually have your twelve days of christmas??
Lets have a look.

Below are the costs I have found for each item:

Partridge - £46
Pear Tree - £16
Turtle Dove - £8 each
Hen (Nationalitiy Unknown) - £20 each
Bird Call CD (You try catching a blackbird!) £8.44 each
Gold Ring - £99 each
Goose - £50 ish each
Swans - £19.95 each Well it couldn't be a real swan now could it...
Milk Maid - According to Here, it would imply that you need to seek out a 'Lady of the Night'. Going rate of about 35 Euros in Amsterdam (roughly £25).
Dancing Ladies - £20 a lapdance
Lords a Leaping -£195 each
Pipers Piping - £71 each
Drummer - £50 per track

So theres the costs for the Twelve Days, lets put them together and see what Twelve days will cost. If you just want to see the end figure then scroll to the bottom.

The first day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree = £62

The 2nd day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62) and 2 Turtle Doves (£16)= £88, add that onto day one = £150

The 3rd day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16) and 3 French Hens (£60) = £148. Added to day two = £298

The 4th day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 French Hens (£60) and 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76) = £181.76. Added to day three = £479.76

The 5th day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 French Hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76) and 5 Gold Rings (£495) = £676.76, added to day 4 = £1156.52.

The 6th day is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495) and 6 Geese a-laying (£300) = £976.76, added to day 5 is £2133.28.

So we are 6 days into our 'Twelve Nights of Christmas' and already the cost is just over £2k.
Onwards we go.

The 7th day is is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300) and 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65) = £1116.41, added to day 6 = £3249.69

The 8th day is is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300), 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65) and 8 Maids A-Milking (£200) = £1316.41, added to day 7 = £3449.69

The 9th day is is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300), 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65), 8 Maids A-Milking (£200) and 9 Ladies Dancing (£180) = £1496.41, added to day 8 = £4946.10

The 10th day is is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300), 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65), 8 Maids A-Milking (£200), 9 Ladies Dancing (£180) and 10 Lords A-Leaping (£1950) = £3446.41, added to day 9 = £8392.51

The 11th day is is a Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300), 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65), 8 Maids A-Milking (£200), 9 Ladies Dancing (£180), 10 Lords A-Leaping (£1950) and 11 Pipers Piping (£781) = £4227.41, added to day 10 = £12619.92

The 12th and final day is Partridge in a Pear Tree (£62), 2 Turtle Doves (£16), 3 french hens (£60), 4 Calling Birds [or CDs](£33.76), 5 Gold Rings (£495), 6 Geese a-laying (£300), 7 Swans A-Swimming (£139.65), 8 Maids A-Milking (£200), 9 Ladies Dancing (£180), 10 Lords A-Leaping (£1950), 11 Pipers Piping (£781) and 12 Drummers Drumming (£600) = £4827.41, added to day 11 = £13219.92


So there we have it. The true cost of the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' £13219.92