Apple has launched its 12 Days of Christmas app for UK customers, providing users with the opportunity to download a selection of , videos and books for between 26 and January 6.

12 days of Christmas

The festive is already being advertised on iTunes, with the offer expected to be rolled out across other European countries and in the coming days.

The annual promotion provides a free gift every day from Boxing Day to the end of the first week of January.

A description on iTunes declares: ‘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.

‘Don't have an , or ? Don't worry. Come back 26 December to download gifts from your computer.'

Last year, the Apple gifts included episodes of The Big Bang Theory and Men, plus music from .

via Metro