Listen to 92-year-old Christopher Lee's new metal Christmas carol


Actor Christopher Lee is celebrating the holiday season by releasing a heavy metal Christmas single — and it's not his first one.
In 2013, the 92-year-old's "Jingle Hell" made it to No. 18 on the Billboard charts, E! Online reports. This year's offering, "Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing," is a rendition of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." "It's light-hearted, joyful, and fun," he said. "It's a band singing on how metal should be played, the effect is has on the band and its listeners."
The Lord of the Rings star is embracing his inner rocker because "at my age, the most important thing for me is to keep active by doing things that I truly enjoy," he said. "I do not know how long I am going to be around, so every day is a celebration and I want to share it with my fans." Listen to a few of his Christmas-gone-metal songs below. --Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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