The new EP, Joe Perry's Merry Christmas, includes his renditions of "White Christmas," "Silent Night," "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" and "Run Run Rudolph" (featuring Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar).

Perry explains why he released the new EP, "I have wanted to do a Christmas CD with Aerosmith for years, but it seems we never have the time to record one.

"When my Rocks book tour ended, the timing was right--we were in LA with access to a studio with some really talented friends and it all fell together. I was finally able to record some Christmas classics for the fans."

He also explained how he selected the songs for the EP, "The two instrumentals are among the 10 most popular Christmas songs. Almost everyone knows the lyrics to 'Silent Night' and 'White Christmas,' so we treated them as songs that people could sing along to, while staying close to the classic versions everyone knows.

"The two vocal songs, 'Santa's Back in Town' and 'Run Run Rudolph' are rockers made famous by Elvis and Chuck Berry. They are probably less well known so you would have to hear the lyrics to know they are Christmas songs. They are two of my favorite holiday songs."