http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/29/news/ec ... tm?cnn=yes
Eight maids and a partridge in a pear tree a bargain, but the nine ladies will cost a bundle in 2004
November 29, 2004: 9:13 AM EST
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - One partridge, seven swans and eight maids may be a bargain this year, but the prices of three French hens and six geese-a-laying have soared, according to an annual estimated cost of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song shopping list released Monday.
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