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Apple Launches Free 12 Days of Christmas App for European Customers

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Apple has launched their annual "12 Days of Christmas" iTunes Store holiday promotion for European customers. The free app download gives way free content each day from December 26th to January 6th.

You and your friends can download a fantastic selection of songs, music videos, apps and books for free. Each download will only be available for 24 hours. Get our special 12 Days of Christmas app to make it even easier to access your gifts while you’re on the go.

As we noted last year, the promotion has traditionally been limited to European and Canadian iTunes Stores. AppleInsider reports Canadian customers should get their own app soon. [App Store].

For those without an iOS device, Apple says to come back to iTunes on December 26th to download gifts from your computer. Though the U.S. customers are excluded from this promotion, App Store developers frequently use the holidays to hold sales on their apps. AppventCalendar is another daily free app promotion that has already started daily app freebies.

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Top Rated Comments

187 months ago
This must be how other countries feel when there are USA exclusives.

:( this sucks.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wikus Avatar
187 months ago
Xmass sucks, life sucks, so why should I download an app that makes me miserable.

Did you know suicide rates are higher during this time of year.......? ;)
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Abyssgh0st Avatar
187 months ago
Compensation for the extreme Euro Apple tax!
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
187 months ago
I love how the ribbon in the image forms a treble clef :)
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
187 months ago
If I hate life then that means I won't download the Friggen thing. Not question just the effn facts.

Because free stuff is infuriating.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wonderspark Avatar
187 months ago
Xmass sucks, life sucks, so why should I download an app that makes me miserable.
I must be messed up, because this made me laugh.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)