Grimes: Christmas II/The Grinch (2014)

So, apparently it's a tradition now that every Christmas, Grimes and her step-brother record a "Christmas" song to avoid doing the whole family Christmas dinner thing. I put that in inverted commas because their last one of these was….pretty un-Christmassy. I wasn't able to justify putting it on my annual mix CD, because the only thing it really has to do with Christmas is its name.

Luckily for me (a bit of a Grimes fan) they've just released another one via her tumblr - and it's kind of awesome. From what I can tell, Christmas in the Grimes/Worthy household is a bit of a rager. This will be on my 2015 mix for sure. Check it out:

Christopher Lee: Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing (2014)

My boyfriend just yelled out from his computer, "APPARENTLY CHRISTOPHER LEE JUST RELEASED A HEAVY METAL CHRISTMAS SONG?"

After a second of mental processing, I yelled back: "AS IN SARUMAN?!"

Yeah. As in Saruman.

Apparently this isn't even his first foray into heavy metal Christmas music; in both 2012 and 2013 he released Christmas EPs, A Heavy Metal Christmas and A Heavy Metal Christmas Too. I mean…this is just my new favourite thing. (Also: why am I only just hearing about his first album now? I am not the esteemed alternative Christmas music expert I thought I was, clearly.)

Now, I just want to be clear: heavy metal isn't really my bag, and this is…not….great music. But that's sort of what makes it the best thing ever?

Anyway….yeah. This is a thing. You can buy the single via iTunes and Amazon, if you're game.