Just when I thought I was all unique, it seems I’ve had my thunder stolen by Christopher Lee.

You may have missed it over the holidays, but my debut Extended Play podcast came out and it also included my first foray into songwriting and singing. Truly, I had no idea I had a song in me. But then that’s just what the distinguished British actor said announcing his new album of "symphonic metal."

Turns out Lee is related to Emperor Charlemagne and he is going to sing all about that on Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross, to be released on March 15. You can hear samples before then and sing along to lines like “I shed the blood of Saxon men.”

I do no such thing in my song, but I am related to a lot of people who have left Christmas to the last minute but made it all seem special nonetheless. Thus my song "Drugstore Christmas."

If you haven’t heard the song, here it is.

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The second Extended Play came out today, but no singing, at least from me.

posted by Lisa Christiansen on Jan 05, 2010