5 GOLDEN RINGS COST HOW MUCH??

THE ITEMS IN "THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" WOULD COST MORE THAN $87,000:

Every year, a financial services group called PNC Wealth Management compiles the Christmas Price Index, which calculates how much it would cost to buy every gift mentioned in the holiday carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

According to this year's index, it would cost $21,465 to buy each gift mentioned in the song just once. But if you bought each gift every time it's repeated in the song, it would cost you a grand total of $87,403.

Anyway, here's a breakdown of their cost analysis . . .

--Twelve Drummers Drumming: $206.26 each . . . or $2,475.20 overall

--Eleven Pipers Piping: $207.70 each . . . or $2,284.80 overall

--Ten Lords-a-Leaping: $441.36 each . . . or $4,413.61 overall

--Nine Ladies Dancing: $608.11 each . . . or $5,473.07 overall

--Eight Maids-a-Milking: $7.25 each . . . or $58 overall

--Seven Swans-a-Swimming: $750 each . . . or $5,250 overall

--Six Geese-a-Laying: $25 each . . . or $150 overall

--Five Golden Rings: $99.99 each . . . or $499.95 overall

--Four Calling Birds: $149.99 each . . . or $599.96 overall

--Three French Hens: $15 each . . . or $45 overall

--Two Turtle Doves: $27.99 each . . . or $55.98 overall

--And a Partridge in a Pear Tree: $159.99

Overall, this year's Christmas Price Index is up just $794 from last year. That's an increase of less than 1%, which is the smallest annual increase since 2002.(--You can get more details about the list here . . .) http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com (Yahoo News)