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Uploaded by on Jan 19, 2009

"Carol of the Old Ones" is a song originally published in the 1988 HPLHS Solstice Carol Songbook, released by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. With lyrics written by Andrew Leman it is sung and performed to the tune of Carol of the Bells by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (itself sung to the tune of Shchedryk), with soprano lead vocals and four-part harmony at various points in the song. The song is performed by The Dagon Tabernacle Choir; the performers' names are Rebecca Marcotte, Digby Dolmen, J.D. Titan, and Walter Forsythe. It can be found on the record A Very Scary Solstice.

The song alludes to the Old Ones in H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, although the exact context is never specified, as Lovecraft himself used several different contexts for the term Old Ones. The lyrics of the song carry several characteristics of Lovecraftian horror, such as the recurring concept of helplessness and hopelessness, with such lines as:

They will reclaim all in their name;

Hopes turn to black when they come back and

Madness will reign, terror and pain

Woes without end where they extend.

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  • My Little Pony may be a punishment unleashed on us by the Old Ones...

  • @gatedude07 That would explain Uwe Boll

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  • Oh for Azathoth's sake. How do you even get to this vid without knowing who the Great Old Ones are?

  • ponies brought me here! :D

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  • Ah, beautiful. Now, all we have to do is convince the Choir to work with Here Come The Mummies, and combine the two greatest pieces of musical art of our time;

    Carol of the Old Ones, and...

    Carol of the Belts.

  • for some strange reason i pictured the cast of big bang theory singing this song. lol

  • heard this in Santa Clause with Tim Allen^^ but there it was much better :/

  • Can´t get it out of my head :3

  • got here from @SideWaysThinker :D

  • got here from Sidewaysthinker :D

  • @DisneyVillain

    Bah-Zing

    

  • Sing this instead of Christmas carols IA Cthulhu

  • @UndefinedAbsolution I found this song by Vocaloid. So who knows.

  • I want to know the full lyrics (not just main vocal)

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