Even in bad economy, the cost of “True Love” modestly increased in 2009! 
This is an interesting concept based on the old Christmas carol – ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.
However, before writing anything about the ‘cost of true love’ this Christmas season, a word (or a few) about the ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ carol:
For those who have not heard of it, or need to fresh their memory, the carol is a cumulative song. The first day starts with one gift to the true love, repeating the same gift next day and adding one more every day. So, on the 12th day, the true love receives 12 gifts. How cool!!
The first verse is:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
a partridge in a pear tree
The second verse adds another gift:
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree
The third verse adds up to 3 gifts on 3rd day:
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Three French hens
two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree
And so on, the last verse of the carol for 12th day obviously is:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming
eleven pipers piping
ten lords a’ leaping
nine ladies dancing
eight maids a’ milking
seven swans a’ swimming
six geese a’ laying
five gold rings
four calling birds
three French hens
two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree
Since 1986 every year, PNC Wealth Management has entertained the banking world and the rest of us by calculating the cost of the items in this song, if purchased at current prices. According to the bank, the cost of 12 sets of gifts for 2009 is $21,465.56. Read the rest of this entry »
