New Christmas song 'A Christmas Duel' from The Hives and Cyndi Lauper

The Hives and Cyndi Lauper(!) have teamed up for 'A Christmas Duel', available online at your favorite download station, or stream it at YouTube.

The Hives explained, "It may sound weird and come as a surprise to some, but we had to. It came to us. It landed in our lap and was way too good to shake or toss. We knew we had to record it. A sign if you will." Cyndi Lauper offered "this goes to show even rat sideswipers can have a good Xmas too."