20 December 2003

HOW MUCH DID IT COST YOUR TRUE LOVE THIS CHRISTMAS?

"Each year since 1984, PNC Advisors has provided a tongue-in-cheek economic analysis, based on the cost of the goods and services purchased by the True Love in the holiday classic, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

... As part of its annual tradition, PNC Advisors also tabulates the “true cost of Christmas,” which is the total cost of all of the items in the famous carol, including all of the repetitions. The price tag for the 364 items this holiday season is $65,264, up from 2002’s true cost of $54,951...
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I'll settle for just the Nine Ladies Dancing...