We're 12 days from Christmas, so how much would "The 12 Days of Christmas" run you this year?
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Photo by Eugene Zhyvchik on Unsplash
Every year PNC Bank posts the findings from their annual study on how much it would cost to buy everything from the song.
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This year it's a whopping $45,523, up 10.5% from last year. Or if you bought the items over and over each day like the song suggests, that's 364 total gifts, and over $197,000.
The "12 Days Of Christmas" Gifts Cost In 2022:
Day 12:Twelve drummers drumming - $3,267
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Photo by Michael Dobrinski on Unsplash
Day 11: Eleven pipers piping - $3,021
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Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash
Day 10: Ten lords-a-leaping - $13,980
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Photo by Walker Fenton on Unsplash
Day 9: Nine ladies dancing - $8,308
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Photo by Michael Afonso on Unsplash
Day 8: Eight maids-a-milking - $58
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Photo by Laura Ohlman on Unsplash
Day 7: Seven swans-a-swimming - $13,125
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Photo by Šárka Krňávková on Unsplash
Day 6: Six geese-a-laying - $720
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Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash
Day 5: Five gold rings - $1,245
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Photo by Mariano Rivas on Unsplash
Day 4: Four calling birds - $600
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Photo by Domenik Kowalewski on Unsplash
Day 3: Three French hens - $319
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Photo by Jennifer Bryan on Unsplash
Day 2: Two turtle doves - $600
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Photo by abdelaziz amraoui on Unsplash
Day 1: Partridge in a pear tree - $280
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Photo by Christian Holzinger on Unsplash
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