US bests UK in iTunes Xmas giftiness

Santa Jobs has opened his big bag of iTunes toys and come up with an album of Christmas goodies for good little US girls and fanbois. Last week iTunes (UK) announced that it would gift EuroTuners with a dozen tunes, music videos, apps, films, and TV episodes - one for each of the 12 days of Christmas - the catch being that you …

[Anonymous Coward]

Stop whining, UK!!

Didn't we send Madonna over to you guys? Maybe to make things better she can sing you some carols in her faux-English accen.....WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY SENT HER BACK!!!!!!!

Who ever thought Christmas would be merrier without the Madonna?? :)

[mafoo]

Thank God

We were spared that. Phew, close one. I still shudder at the sight of Barry Manilow in the artwork.

[Anonymous Coward]

UK users get one too

Although it's only 8 tracks. Perhaps Charlotte Church is worth several US artists, or something.

And no, I haven't downloaded it. Bah humbug.

[h 6]

You!

I blame you, El Reg, YOU! For pissing off the Apple so no goodies for the UK kids.

Shame.

[pctechxp]

What we really want to know is

Is this Jobs' own choice of playlist or did someone else pick it?

Did someone say 'nobody is buying this crap, lets give it away as someone out there is bound to like it and want more'

[Anonymous Coward]

Genius marketing move.

Jeebus H Christ on a bike, look at that track listing. Never mind free, I would happily pay almost any amount of money *not* to have to download that awful piece of shit.

(Where's the "Pass the sick-bag" icon when you need one?)

[sandman]

Bah Humbug!

What an appalling collection of dross - ooh, love the Apple counter-culture song collection (sarcasm alert). I don't usually look gift horses in the mouth, but none of that lot is cluttering up my iPhone/iPod.

[Anonymous Coward]

Why does King Jobs HATE the US?

Barely Manly. Help me! You Brits remember how we (the US) sent you stuff to help during WWII. Can we send some more 'things'? Please???

Dam - I was hoping you had forgotten about Iraq and Afghanistan...

OK I'll just drink heavily...

[Anonymous Coward]

@George Schultz

"You Brits remember how we (the US) sent you stuff to help during WWII."

Do you Americans remember the term "lend-lease"?

[Steve Smith 5]

Close call

I'd rather listen to whatever garbage we are going to be subjected to by the f**king x-factor winner than any of that. You've gotta think that us in the UK are getting a better deal, I mean it's quite obviously 8 less on the crapometer.

As Catherine Tate's Nan would say "What a load of old sh*t"

[Chika]

iDon't

Use iTunes? Nope, iDon't. Looking at that little lot, iGlad.

[Winkypop]

If you like that....

I have an old 8 Track of Bing Crosby singing xmas songs you might like...?

[nicholas king]

@winkypop

8 Track on the iphone? i have an app for that.

[Craig 12]

itunes for windows really sucks

I tried to download it, and I think the songs downloaded OK, but everytime the 8mb LP element downloads, I get error -23. At least the poor thing tried to download it everyday since Friday, so A for effort.

[nicholas king]

@Craig 12

i felt i needed to edit the title for your comment:-

itunes and windows really sucks

I tried to download it, and I think the songs downloaded OK, but everytime the 8mb LP element downloads, I get error -23. At least the poor thing tried to download it everyday since Friday, so A for effort.

[Anonymous Coward]

Error -23

I get this on my Mac too - so it's not just Windows... my iTunes music is stored on a network drive, so that may be an issue; but I can't imagine why.