Coldplay have left a special Christmas message for fans on Coldplay.com.

The short film is entitled ‘Coldplay Dance Anthems 1906′ and is set in “olde London town”.

Shot in sepia, the band are dressed in period costume and dancing to a collection of techno songs, including a snatch of their own track ‘Clocks’.

“I would just like to wish you all a merry Christmas. I predict railways will be big in the future,” jokes drummer Will Champion.

As previously reported, Coldplay are set to mount a South American early next year