Since 2006, The Killers have been spreading Christmas cheer by writing and releasing their very own original holiday songs. The proceeds of which go to charity. This year the band teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel for their ninth Christmas carol, a heartbreaking tale about a lump of coal named Joel.

A clip of the band in the studio premiered last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! which shows the late night host coming by to help frontman Brandon Flowers and the guys hit all the right notes. This includes wearing the appropriate ugly sweater, making sure Flowers is singing into the mic and accurately telling this particular lump of coal’s story.

“Imagine you’re an old Jewish grandmother,” Kimmel suggests to Flowers so he gets the pronunciation of the name just right.

Kimmel gets to play Santa Claus, while Flowers makes it clear Joel isn’t so bad, singing, “He just wants to keep Santa warm/And make the elves cozy.”

Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad to get a lump of coal in your stocking after all.

Watch the video above to see the making of the song and the Rankin/Bass style music video.

“Joel, the Lump of Coal” is up for sale here, with all proceeds going to the (RED) campaign. [Radio.com]