12 Days of Christmas, In Cash
The most expensive of the 12 days was hiring 10 of these jumpin' dudes, which set you back $15,580
Lords a-leaping
In "Christmas Vacation", Chevy Chase makes his kids put up thousands of these
Lights
The N.Y. Times counsels gardeners to wait until nights have reached 50 degrees to plant these vine-grown salad favorites
Tomatoes
This comedian made his big screen debut in "The Santa Clause" in which he accidentally kills Santa
Tim Allen
Thomas Nast located Santa's workshop here in his Christmas engravings
North Pole
$750 got you a pair of these; the wood pigeon is a relative but doesn't sound as cool when you sing the name
Turtle Doves
In the carol "Deck The Halls", it's what we don
In the fall, 6 weeks before the ground freezes, plant these bulbs & "tiptoe through" them in the spring
Tulips
Colonel Potter dresses as Santa in the "Death Takes A Holiday" episode of this sitcom
M*A*S*H
It was the town the Grinch stole Christmas from
Whoville
OK, each one of these was $115 & change, & you needed 3, so your total came out to $346
French hens
In the Christmas Truce of 1914, soldiers sang, exchanged smokes played an impromptu game of this
Soccer
Use this organic or inorganic soil cover to reduce water loss & against extreme temps but don't pile it on stems; it'll rot 'em
Mulch
John Ritter's last film appearance was in this movie, trying to keep an inebriated Billy Bob Thornton in check
Bad Santa
It was the town the Grinch stole Christmas from
deck
So! many! birds in the song! & for $13,125, the 7 of these should have been able to do the butterfly at an Olympic level!
Swans a-swimming
As early as 1867 this NYC store with a red star symbol was open until midnight Christmas Eve
Macy's
Put some wide tape on the underside of your hand, sticky side out, & pat the leaves to help get rid of this insect
Aphids
Jack Skellington's plot to kidnap Santa goes awry in this stop-motion fable from Tim Burton
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Clement Moore's famous poem ends with the word "night" to rhyme with this
Sight
This 11-piece band charged $3,715 for the gig, but that was cost-effective, as you got a group to back you for the tune
Pipers piping
The Norse, who thought the sun was a ball of fire rolling around, started the tradition of this fireplace object
Yule log
From the Greek for "water work", this type of soilless gardening can be done indoors using nutrients in solution
Hydroponics
This '70s TV animated film featuring Heat Miser & Snow Miser was remade in 2006 with John Goodman as the big guy
A Year Without Santa Claus
Brenda Lee's Yuletime classic failed to chart when it first was released in 1958, but since then it's sold millions of records
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree