12,000 USD is a good Christmas gift to us. It is possible that bitcoin hit to 12,000 USD before December ends and i think it is more than that. In good faith we all hoping that bitcoin will rise it's maximum value of it before Christmas and it is a great gift to all bitcoin user.
There was a small dip 20 minutes ago but it's back up to 12,500 USD. You can see the live ticker here:
http://bitcointicker.co/stamp/btc/usd/