This is how much the gifts in the '12 Days of Christmas' song cost

Christmas is a great time to give and receive gifts, but gifts are costly. Now imagine if you had to buy all the gifts mentioned in the '12 Days of Christmas' song? You are looking at roughly R250,000!

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Below is a breakdown of how much each item would cost, according to Metro:

12 Drummers Drumming - £3,000

Eleven Pipers Piping - £2,750

Ten Lords a Leaping - £5,000

Nine Ladies Dancing- £1,245

Eight Maids a Milking- £712.96

Seven Swans a Swimming- £1,052.50

Six Geese a Laying- £120

Five Golden Rings - £87.50

Four Calling Birds - £80

Three French Hens - £51

Two Turtle Doves - £150

A Partridge in a Pear Tree - £24.50

Crazy! I think a pair of socks will do for all the family!