on the first...
first, this statement: According to the 23rd annual survey, the cost of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is $19,507 in 2007 (from pnc bank's website on the subject http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com) .
so, really, who actually calculates this stuff? ok, the website TELLS you that, but has christmas become - as charlie brown so memorably lamented - so commercial?
this song has itself had many versions. bob and doug mackinzies version, replacing the partridge with "a beer... in a tree" is canadian humor at its best. yay canadian jokes!
"Bob: Ok, on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
beer.
On the 2nd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
2 turtlenecks,
and beer.
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer.
There should be more there, eh?
Where?
On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tree.
Oh. See? ya need more.
On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tree.
On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
6 packs of two-four.
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tree.
Ok.
On the 7th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
7 packs of smokes,
6 packs of two-four,
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tree.
oh, i keep forgettin'.
whew, this should be just the 2 days of xmas, this is too hard for us!
On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me..
8 comic books,
7 packs of smokes,
6 packs of two-four,
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tree.
Wow,That beers empty
Day 12.
G'day and welcome to day 12.
Yeah.
5 GOLDEN TOQUES!
4lbs of backbacon,
3 french toast,
2 turtlenecks,
and beer in a tre-e.
Where did you learn to do that?
Uh, Albums.
Boy, so thats our song merry Christmas, and g'day.
G'day everybody. Happy new years.
Ok, ya know what ya left out?
What?
Donuts. I told you to get me donuts.
Oh no!
Either on the 9th day, or the 10th day or the 11th day. I wanted donuts.
The song is over merry Christmas everybody, or the 12th you coulda gotten me a dozen donuts.
Go to the stores and get some presents. You coulda gone down to the donut shop where you buy a dozen donuts, you get another donut free. Then it coulda been 13 for the 13 days of Christmas.
Next Christmas, get me a chainsaw.
Take off!
Boy that song was a beauty.. it moved me.
Yah , it ranks up there with stairway to heaven."
so there's that...
i dunno. i happen to really like the song, maybe because i grew up with the muppets/john denver version - something which rightfully deserves it's own geekdom post - which is probably the first version that enters my head whenever someone brings up the song.
but back to the price index stuff...
so christmas would have the true love spending almost 20000 dollars, meaning it's more than a years salary of a growing portion of people in this country. the price of gold and the minimum wage hike (milkmaids, also probably pipers and drummers, because i would assume that their musicians unions would ask for a hike to coincide with the min wage hike) have apparently caused this...
but really, who wants these things. a partridge in a pear tree? when i was little we had a pear tree. i think if a partridge had shown up in it it would have freaked us out a bit. it was tiny anyway and probably wouldn't support the partridge's weight. and who gives someone a fruit tree for christmas anyway, with or without a bird already living in it? hell, all the bird gifts seem just a bit ridiculous, unless they're meant for eating, but who eats swan? hell, who eats a turtle dove?
really, the only good "gift" in the bunch is probably the gold rings. but who needs five? are they in love with liz taylor? miss piggy loves them, certainly, but then again, where does she wear them, her tail? (ok, she;'s a muppet and therefore is a pig with fingers... but honestly...). otherwise, all the singer is getting is a ton of birds, and a musical troupe that, really, should all arrive at the same time anyway if they expect to have a cohesive musical performance...
i'd imagine the mackinzie brothers version is far cheaper, even now. hell, in canadian dollars it's even better!anyway, here's the chart to show what shallow money counters/lenders - like scrooge mcduck! - have been observing about christmas for the last several years:
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