AppleInsider Staff
As it has done for a few years now, Apple on Monday released its annual holiday season giveaway app in the iOS App Store, but this year U.S. customers are being included in the promotion as well.
Apple's 12 Days of Gifts app has become somewhat of a tradition for iOS, with users offered free downloadable content from the day after Christmas into the new year.
In previous years, Apple limited the promotion to Europe and Canada, though for 2013, the company is bringing the app and freebies to the U.S. The program runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6, with each day bringing a free downloadable song, app, book, movie and more. Every offer is valid for only 24 hours and some content may not be available in all areas.
This is Apple's second digital holiday promotion, the first being the "Holiday Cheer" playlist, which consists of eight free Christmas songs available for download via the Apple Store app.
12 Days of Gifts is a free 64.7MB download from the App Store.
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Well, USA doesn't really celebrate the 12 days of Xmas.
Have to have iOS7... meh.
Merry Christmas to all!!! [img]http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m242/Chris_CA/ScreenShot2013-12-09at92611PM_zps3021c303.jpg[/img]
Wow! Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish... [I]and that's just for the U.S. market![/I]
Anyone know what could possibly make an app like this, which is basically just a link to the iTunes Store, need to be nearly 65MB. It appears to have an info page, receives Notifications, and sends you a reminder. Maybe it plays a different Carol each day?