Glee The Christmas Album is Glee’s fifth release in 2010, and the first of two full-length albums to be issued in November alone.
Appearing several weeks after another holiday-themed record - The Rocky Horror Glee Show, it features a handful of wintertime tunes, from the standard crop of Christmas carols to more secular fare like Frank Loesser’s “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and the Carpenters’ “Merry Christmas Darling.” Most of the carols are what you’d expect: slick, sentimental, and performed in Glee’s familiar Broadway-pop style, with solos by the cast members and backup vocals by a group of unseen professionals.
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” on the other hand, melts under the unexpected warmth of Chris Colfer’s duet with Darren Criss, who plays Kurt’s openly gay love interest. A duet between two male characters - with lyrics like “Gosh, your lips are delicious,” no less - is a refreshingly risqué move for Fox TV, not to mention a definite album highlight. After all, Glee became popular by pushing boundaries and ignoring convention, so it’s reassuring to see the spark still burning.
Track List:
* We Need A Little Christmas (Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer)
* Deck The Rooftop (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
* Merry Christmas Darling (Lea Michele)
* Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Chris Colfer and Darren Criss)
* The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year (Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Heather Morris)
* Last Christmas (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Chris Colfer)
* God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
* O Christmas Tree (Matthew Morrison)
* Jingle Bells (Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Kevin McHale)
* You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (k.d. lang and Morrison)
* Angels We Have Heard On High (Amber Riley)
* O Holy Night (Lea Michele)
Download: Glee: The Music – The Christmas Album HERE
Review courtesy of iTunes
Appearing several weeks after another holiday-themed record - The Rocky Horror Glee Show, it features a handful of wintertime tunes, from the standard crop of Christmas carols to more secular fare like Frank Loesser’s “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and the Carpenters’ “Merry Christmas Darling.” Most of the carols are what you’d expect: slick, sentimental, and performed in Glee’s familiar Broadway-pop style, with solos by the cast members and backup vocals by a group of unseen professionals.
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” on the other hand, melts under the unexpected warmth of Chris Colfer’s duet with Darren Criss, who plays Kurt’s openly gay love interest. A duet between two male characters - with lyrics like “Gosh, your lips are delicious,” no less - is a refreshingly risqué move for Fox TV, not to mention a definite album highlight. After all, Glee became popular by pushing boundaries and ignoring convention, so it’s reassuring to see the spark still burning.
Track List:
* We Need A Little Christmas (Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer)
* Deck The Rooftop (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
* Merry Christmas Darling (Lea Michele)
* Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Chris Colfer and Darren Criss)
* The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year (Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Heather Morris)
* Last Christmas (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Chris Colfer)
* God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
* O Christmas Tree (Matthew Morrison)
* Jingle Bells (Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Kevin McHale)
* You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (k.d. lang and Morrison)
* Angels We Have Heard On High (Amber Riley)
* O Holy Night (Lea Michele)
Download: Glee: The Music – The Christmas Album HERE
Review courtesy of iTunes
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