How much did all the gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" cost?
All the gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (one of each) cost $17,849 in 1995 and $51,476 in 2025: about 2.9 times as much.
Over the same years, prices in general (US inflation, measured by the consumer price index, CPI) rose about 2.1 times. That makes $17,849 in 1995 worth about $37,700 in 2025 money. So it got more expensive even after inflation: about 37% more, in real terms, than in 1995.
The biggest change between two listed years came between 2019 and 2025, when it went up 32%, from $38,994 to $51,476.
The Twelve Days of Christmas: price by year
| Year | Price | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $17,849 | $37,700 |
| 2000 | $20,989 | $39,200 |
| 2005 | $25,005 | $41,200 |
| 2010 | $31,917 | $47,100 |
| 2015 | $38,141 | $51,800 |
| 2019 | $38,994 | $49,100 |
| 2025 | $51,476 | $51,500 |
"In 2025 dollars" adjusts each amount for inflation with the CPI, so the years can be compared fairly. How this works.
Where the numbers come from
From PNC's Christmas Price Index, a light-hearted yearly estimate of what the gifts in the song would cost, published by the bank since 1984.
Source: PNC Financial Services: The PNC Christmas Price Index (Through the Years table). View the source.
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