The White Stripes will release a Christmas single this Monday – on 7” vinyl only. The single, called ‘Merry Christmas From The White Stripes’, features track 'Candy Cane Children', a biblical reading from Jack and rendition of ‘Silent Night’ from Meg! But don’t expect it to be Christmas number one. Only 1000 copies will be released by XL in the UK. That said, some import copies (V2 have already released the single in the US) have already surfaced in independent record shops.
An XL spokesperson told the NME: "It's a very limited seven-inch Christmas single –The White Stripes just wanted to put it out as a present to the fans."