For the holiday currently described as [ck]?hann?ukk?ah? or thereabouts, 1 candle is lit on the first day, increasing up to a final 8 candles on day 8. However, there is an extra candle each day that is used to light the others.

So, when you buy that box in the store, how many candles do you get?

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According to this your menorah needs to have 8 candles plus the extra one you use to light the other candles with. Most of the sites I found had packs of 45 Chanukah candles. (MAN! Am I bored while working on Christmas Eve or WHAT?)

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