The Carol of the Old Ones...

As many may know, I have a weakness for H.P. Lovecraft. As the holiday season is fast approaching, I wanted to point out that there are alternatives to Pat Boone and Rockin' Around the xmas Tree.
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society (HPLHS) produced a wonderful album some time ago titled A Very Scary Solstice. Among many cheery holiday tunes is one of our family favorites, The Carol of the Old Ones (available for free download...or stream).

This year, they have released a NEW album, An Even Scarier Solstice. This includes 30 NEW songs...better singers, better production value...could it be better, I think not. There is a sample track available, Blue Solstice. If it is indicative of the album as a whole, we will have a new favorite around the house this year. Lyrics are as follows:

I'll have a blue solstice, Cthulhu.
I'll be so blue thinking what you'll do.
Sacrifices of red on the blue open sea
Won't mean a thing until you're here with me.

Until your blue nightmares awke me,
And all my blue angels forsake me,
You'll be down in your tomb, in cyclopean gloom
And I'll have a blue, blue blue blue solstice.

(spoken) Oh Cthulhu, baby, c'mon up out of that tomb. I can't stop thinking about your huge flabby claws, them little wings of yours, that grotesque scaly body, and them big ol' tentacles wrapped around me. Oh darlin', I can't go on without you.

You'll be down in your tomb in cyclopean gloom
And I'll have a blue, blue blue blue solstice.