| Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 ("Last Christmas"), October 2010 | |||
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| Length | 38:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV | |||
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Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album is the fourth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, produced by Ryan Murphy and Adam Anders. The album was released digitally on November 9, 2010, with physical copies available from November 16, 2010. It accompanies the second season episode "A Very Glee Christmas", which aired on December 7, 2010. Dante Di Loreto and Brad Falchuk serve as the album's executive producers. The album debuted at the top position of the Billboard Soundtracks chart, and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. Songs from the album also landed on various different record charts across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Critical reception was mixed; the majority of critics praised the cover versions of "Baby, It's Cold Outside", performed by Chris Colfer and guest star Darren Criss, and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", performed by Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Dianna Agron and Naya Rivera. There was also appreciation for the vocals of various cast members, particularly Riley. The original arrangements produced by Adam Anders and Peer Åström received more negative comments, with reviews criticizing the stylistic choices of some of the cover songs, as did the delivery of some songs performed by Michele. The album also features a cover of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" performed by Matthew Morrison and guest vocalist k.d. lang.