Christmas Price Index chose the items in the popular Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" as its market basket: a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold(en) rings, six geese, seven swans, eight maids, nine dancing ladies, ten leaping lords, eleven pipers, and twelve drummers. According to tradition, the purchasing of the items begins on December 26 and ends on January 6. PNC compiles both a "Christmas Price Index" and "The True Cost of Christmas." The "Christmas Price Index" is calculated by adding the cost of the items in the song. The "True
Where Are You, Christmas? 2009, "Where Are You, Christmas" was covered by Hollie Steel, the child soprano from "Britain Got Talent" finals. On October 29, 2009, Then There Were None released a cover of the Christmas single. During a Christmas concert in 2011, a cover of the song was performed by The Piano Guys (Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson), featuring Jon's young daughter Sarah Schmidt. Pentatonix covered the song for their 2018 album "Christmas Is Here!". Where Are You, Christmas? "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?" is a song co-written by James Horner, Will Jennings and Mariah Carey, for the movie "How the Grinch