$18,000 Christmas
 

The only one that seems like a good gift would be the 8 maids a milking.

Perhaps the Gold Rings would be cool.

The Christmas Index
1984 2004 2005 chg 04-05
One Partridge in a Pear Tree $32.52 $93.00 $104.99 12.90%
Partridge 12.57 15.00 15.00 0.00%
Pear Tree 19.95 78.00 89.99 15.40%
Two Turtle Doves 47.71 40.00 40.00 0.00%
Three French Hens 14.78 45.00 45.00 0.00%
Four Calling Birds 280.00 396.00 399.96 1.00%
Five Gold Rings 275.00 255.00 325.00 27.50%
Six Geese-a-Laying 150.00 210.00 300.00 42.90%
Seven Swans-a-Swimming 7,000.00 3,500.00 4,200.00 20.00%
Eight Maids-a-Milking 26.80 41.20 41.20 0.00%
Nine Ladies Dancing 1,511.50 4,400.13 4,576.14 4.00%
10 Lords-a-Leaping 1,679.45 4,039.08 4,039.08 0.00%
11 Pipers Piping 770.56 2,053.20 2,053.20 0.00%
12 Drummers Drumming 834.78 2,224.30 2,224.30 0.00%
Total Christmas Price Index 12,623.10 17,296.91 18,348.87 6.10%
True cost of Christmas in song 62,427.10 66,334.46 72,608.02 9.50%
"Core" index, excluding swans 13,796.91 14,148.87 2.60%

Source: PNC Advisors