It's A Glee Christmas (12/7/10)

Last night was the final episode of Glee for 2010 (more of that later) and with that came the much anticipated Christmas episode. This show was what I expected, a fun roller coaster. I loved the fact that it felt like a combination of a cheesy holiday special and a parody of The Grinch. Also they fit just enough songs in to make the episode work and flow well. (On the record, yes there is a full Glee Christmas album, but unlike some Gleeks I didn't expect them to fit all the songs in the show, especially the religious one.) Before I get into the songs I will address two scenes from the show that I loved. Beiste had to be one of the sweetest Santas ever with Brittney and the sight of Artie walking sent chills up and down my spine. With that said, let the Christmas spirit ring, and let's get into the music...


New Directions-The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
Most people, like myself, know this song as the misfit toys song from Rudolph. When I heard this on the Christmas album, I really wanted them to find a way to fit it into the show. I'm so glad they did, especially since it was just sung for the fun of it with no real meaning. It's a PERFECT Christmas song for this show and was really fun to watch. A


New Directions-We Need A Little Christmas

You know you aren't popular when you get a shoe thrown at you in the middle of singing. I really wanted to hear more of this song because I love this song so much. For what was heard, it was good. B

Rachel-Merry Christmas, Darling

I know this song is a Christmas classic by The Carpenters, but I've never been a huge fan of it. Maybe it was the fact that my mom overplayed it or whatever, still wasn't sure what to expect. Lea blew it out of the water. I really loved it and made me really like this song. A

Blaine & Kurt-Baby, It's Cold Outside

Can these two sing a duet every week? They don't even have to get together, just let them sing. This was amazing. Their voices meshed perfectly and the flirtation was adorable. This was so well done and can listen and watch over and over again and not have a problem with it at all. A+

K.D. Lang-You're A Mean One, Sue The Grinch

Yes, you read that right, K.D. Lang made a singing cameo on this episode. As far as making Sue look like pure evil again, I loved it. As a montage it was great. Was it over the top? Totally. But for a Grinch parody it was perfect for what it was needed for. B+

Rachel & Finn-Last Christmas

I honestly thought that they were going to forget about this song. When Rachel mentioned Wham!, it then dawned on me that they released this song last year as a single. It was well done in my opinion. It was the closure we needed to end this half of the season for these two. Plus who doesn't love a good duet in a Christmas Tree lot? A

New Directions-Welcome Christmas

This song has been stuck in my head since last night. ND sang this to the faculty to help raise money for charity. (something they tried to do when singing We Need A Little Christmas earlier in the show, when they went caroling classroom to classroom, which was an awful mistake) It was beautiful and just great for the ears. For the first time they sounded like a well put together choir instead of a club of random people. A great way to end it. Especially with Sue watching and having the Grinch change of heart.  A+

That's it. That's Glee for 2010. There's alot of confusion on various web sites on why FOX is let the show take time off till February. Well last year, they went off the air in December and didn't return until the middle of April. I have no problem with this little breaks. The reruns will still be on, the fans can take a break from the show and then get refreshed for regionals and finally nationals. So until Super Bowl Sunday, that's it for this gleek.