But if you’re simply curious about how inflation has hit the items in one of the best-known Christmas carols, the answer is: a lot. Picking up every item listed in “The 12 Days of Christmas ...

"12 Days of Christmas." Originating from the 18th Century, the song lists different presents given by a "true love" during each day of Christmas. While the gifts do not seem very practical ...

Why is it so long? Why 12 days? Why those gifts? (Can you even call flocks upon flocks of birds “gifts”?) And is there a more hidden tie-in to Christmas symbols? If you’ve ever wondered ...