"Candy Cane Children," The White Stripes (V2)

A white-vinyl single, the song is originally from 1998 and was reissued in 2002. "Candy Cane" is what you're used to from the Stripes, with a guitar figure evoking Neil Young and lyrics addressed to "candy cane boy" and "girl." Not bad at all. The throwaway B-side has Jack reading the Gospel of Matthew on the story of the Magi, followed by Meg singing "Silent Night" a capella, at least until she forgets the lyrics. Can't seem to find this anywhere except at collector prices. Stripes obsessives may want to track down 2003's "Cold Mountain" movie soundtrack, where Jack performs "Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over," although that's a Civil War-appropriate folk performance rather than a Jack 'n Meg kind of thing.