Few would argue against the notion that holiday costs continue to climb higher every year. But here's something to prove it beyond doubt. If you were to buy all the items from the traditional Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," here's what you'd spend according to this graphic produced by PNC Wealth Management...

For all you number crunchers, that's up 3.1% from last year. For more info, check out the PNC press release.

Man, I guess I should have asked for those seven swans a few years back!