Pete Doherty, The Big Pink, Billy Bragg and The Kooks are among the acts set to record a โ€˜silentโ€™ Christmas single on Monday (December 6).

Enter Shikari, UNKLE, Mr Hudson, producer Paul Epworth and Jon โ€˜The Reverendโ€™ McClure are also set for the project.

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The acts will record their take on American composer John Cageโ€˜s concept of recording four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Theyโ€™ll release it on December 13 in attempt to bag the Christmas Number One.

Proceeds from the single will go to various charities. See Facebook.com/cageagainstthemachine for more information.

Thom Yorke, David Cameron and Mark Ronson took part in a similar โ€˜silentโ€™ single project recently to mark Remembrance Day.

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