Getty The Christmas Price Index was created in 1984 as “a fun way to measure consumer ... in which the price of "The 12 Days of Christmas" gifts shot up 10.5%, according to CNN and Forbes.

How much do “The 12 Days of Christmas” gifts cost? Now you know that the song was never intended to be a serious portrayal of holiday gifts. But it’s still fun to speculate about what it ...

While buying your true love all the gifts from the "12 Days of Christmas" carol certainly isn't practical -- they would end up with A LOT of birds -- it would also cost you thousands of dollars.