When one thinks about 92 year-old iconic actor Christopher Lee, Christmas is hardly the first thing that comes to mind ... and yet, this is the third year in a row that the man who plays white wizard Saruman releases a song for the holidays!
The British multitalented actor has made a name for himself through playing some of the most iconic villains in movies - from Saruman in J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations to Dracula and even Sith lord Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" prequels. However, Christopher Lee's Christmas love, while less known by fans of film, is well documented in the world of heavy metal.
Nobody would think that a man so famous for playing villains would have not one but three holiday songs, but the world is a very strange place indeed. According to The Independent, Christopher Lee's Christmas songs began in 2012, when he released "A Heavy Metal Christmas" - he followed the trend the next year, releasing a sort of sequel to the first song, called "A Heavy Metal Christmas Too."
While Christopher Lee's Christmas ventures are fairly recent, he's hardly a newbie in the world of heavy metal. According to The Guardian, the legendary actor released a new seven-track extended play called "Metal Knight" - after years of collaborating in the genre, his very first solo metal album came out in 2010.
Christopher Lee's Christmas song for 2014 is called "Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing" according to The Huffington Post - a fun take on "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," without a doubt. Seeing what the movie villain comes up with during the holidays has turned into something of a holiday tradition, and one that fans of the actor and the horror genre definitely enjoy.
Lee is most famous for his acting in cult horror films and his heavy metal stints (which first started when he collaborated with symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire). However, it is known that he also served in British intelligence during World War II, something that makes heavy metal fans even more adept to the actor.
In any case, you can listen to Christopher Lee's Christmas song of 2014 below!