The recession has been good for those out bargain hunting. Prices of items in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol have dropped by up to $614 and as much as half.

The recession has been good for those out bargain hunting. Prices of items in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol have dropped by up to $614 and as much as half. That's according to the price rundown released Monday from PNC Wealth Management:

•       Partridge, $10 (last year: $20)
•       Pear Tree, $150 (last year: $200)
•       Two Turtle Doves, $56 (last year: $55)
•       Three French Hens, $45 (last year: $30)
•       Four Calling Birds (canaries), $600 (last year: same)
•       Five Gold Rings, $500 (last year: $350)
•       Six Geese a-Laying, $150 (last year: $240 )
•       Seven Swans a-Swimming, $5,250 (last year: $5,600 )
•       Eight Maids a-Milking, $58 (last year: $52)
•       Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance), $5,473 (last year: $4,759)
•       10 Lords a-Leaping (per performance), $4,414 (last year: same)
•       11 Pipers Piping (per performance), $2,285 (last year: same)
•       12 Drummers Drumming (per performance), $2,475 (last year: same)

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