12/88Estimated cost of a partridge in a pear tree, retail: $39.95

Robert Christian, Provident National Bank (Philadelphia)

1/95Number of gas stations in France offering Fruity Vanilla Super, a scented gasoline: 3,500

Claire Vielot, Total Corp. (Paris)

12/98Year in which Christmas celebrations, plum pudding, and mince pie were outlawed in England: 1647

The Rise and Fall of Merry England, Oxford University Press (London)/The Story of Christmas, Odhams Press Limited (London)

5/05Average price of a Grāpple, a Washington State apple made with artificial grape flavoring: $1.25

Grāpple Fruits LLC (Wenatchee, Wash.)