glee christmas glee christmas tenth episode second season american musical television series glee thirty second episode overall written series creator directed premiered fox december served mid season finale season nearly months episode aired featured trying girlfriend brittany belief intact sue rigging faculty secret santa gift exchange gets gifts later gifts episode features seven songs come television special stole christmas creators glee received permission estate use characters stole christmas allowed use promotional photographs songs featured episode released glee music christmas album weeks prior airing including baby cold outside debuted number seven billboard hot episode aired despite having released separately single welcome christmas song chart episode aired song episode album released single debuted number thirty seven canadian hot episode received generally positive reviews critics judged different criteria normal holiday episode music fared somewhat better especially rendition baby cold outside duet kurt extensively praised initial airing episode viewed hair million american viewers received nielsen rating share demographic total viewership ratings episode previous episode special education watched week million american viewers received rating share demographic plot faculty hold secret santa gift exchange coach selection process ensure receives gifts glee club director sends club carol school raise money local homeless charity met abuse students staff alike return handed ohio member sings duet baby cold outside friend help christmas spectacular visits kurt seek advice gift sue kurt reveals fallen love glee club captain lea_michele twice attempts estranged boyfriend cory_monteith upset cheated best friend officially ends relationship club member discovers girlfriend believes encourages members visit christmas help reinforce belief dismay brittany asks santa restore ability walk agrees hoping maintain faith convinces football coach shannon dot marie jones brittany house dressed santa explain particular wish granted santa visit success brittany loses christmas spirit later finds gift underneath christmas tree mobility device allows stand walk assistance demonstrates glee club brittany tells group come santa coach secretly observes demonstration faculty members discover sue deception reclaim gifts intention homeless charity sue dresses favorite cheerleader potter max steals presents choir room christmas decorations club members stunned theft destruction encourages private performance faculty proves successful charitable donations sue performance welcome christmas comes regret actions returns presents apartment brings members new christmas tree spread holiday cheer production episode written series creator directed creators glee received permission estate use characters stole christmas allowed use promotional photographs recurring characters episode include glee club members school football coach shannon cheerleader potter lead singer glee christmas features cover versions seven christmas songs wonderful day year performed need little christmas amber riley lead vocals baby cold outside sung merry christmas sung christmas sung welcome christmas stole christmas song stole christmas heard episode arrangement mean lyric modified sue christmas released previously charity single late included glee music christmas album welcome christmas released single available digital download separately album includes remaining tracks additional songs heard episode different version mean recorded album featured morrison original lyric reception ratings glee christmas broadcast december united_states fox earned nielsen rating share demographic received hair million american viewers initial airing won demographic cbs minute win nbc charlie brown christmas special abc tree hill total viewership ratings episode previous episode special education watched million american viewers received rating share demographic airing television november canada million viewers watched episode ranked fifth week slight increase million viewers watched special education previous week ranked second week australia episode aired christmas new year episode australian broadcast february drew viewers glee seventeenth watched program night failed place weekly viewership rankings viewership registered steep fall previous episode special education attracted million viewers aired january ranked seventh week episode watched million viewers million watched cable week lowest viewed episode season far special education previous week received million viewers critical reception episode received generally positive reviews critics judged different criteria normal holiday episode atlantic called maintained exactly want christmas colleague wrote holiday episodes dangerous line sweet episode splits difference perfectly title article wrote glee christmas cheesy charming found echoes reviews los_angeles_times daily_news thought episode cheesy characterized good kind cheese kind eat bring beef christmas dinner line wonderful episode year feature moments like trimmed family tree time james_poniewozik enthusiastic noted glee delivered episode touched holiday bases felt added generally robert_canning ign gave great stated episode lacking bit turn absolute classic todd_vanderwerff gave episode wrote guess thought episode worked moment moment working overall narrative stated positively filled stupid moments wrote hour brittany belief new_york_post called realized actress heather morris canning said perfectly played brittany innocence joy surrounding santa brown enthusiastic wrote look dumb kind hearted brittany plots approved brittany said way fun watch rachel finn angst canning felt episode heart working brittany disillusioned santa wrote shining storyline scene santa knowing expression watched walk best moments episode burns agreed coach performance bearer harsh reality moving nice acting refreshing character vulnerability agreed said jones remarkable taking ridiculous moment glee thrown finding true emotion core glee best disappointed storyline played didn feel right story episode built brittany felt needed feet truly happy ending houston_chronicle critical tedious forth canning wrote thing dragged episode rachel trying win finn asked care rachel finn point later stated nice christmas glad finn didn fall noted finn lines episode counted critics widely views sue storyline wrote cartoon character called sue destruction choir room fun little parody watch added grand scheme pretty damn good episode distraction worried role sue big fat joke canning noted shift tone sue evil sue enjoyed attempt secret santa said fun reason love hate felt perfect frame physical humor think base tree belly sing called sue transformation pretty amusing watch admitted doubted able resist urge classic role called brittany unexpected clever surprisingly touching reviewers commented favorably playing max including canning wrote worth realize max sue entertainment_weekly declared totally love little hilarious music performances episode musical performances received generally good marks canning described average song selection wrote literally thousands holiday songs choose ones sung glee christmas santa magic reviewers commented songs performances including christmas canning described terrible song season stated loved called wonderful day year perfectly pleasant opening sing tree canning deemed episode successful song added great tone rest episode hadn focused heartbreak hate harper said song got episode right holiday foot stack gave wrote performance felt like beginning real holiday musical little cheesy kind charming sweet song need little christmas declared fun short added thing number teaches mercedes carry number better finish stack said little taste included sounded promising harper totally loved song kurt duet baby cold outside received reviews songs greatest praise called far away favorite song episode stack declared complete total highlight episode best moments second season gave said best musical number described performed sweet wonderfully choreographed added bold atlantic enthusiastic brown said kurt sexy duet near perfect vocals choreography gave real chance shine burns called rolling_stone wrote sweet harmonies ideal romantic tension harper wasn feeling chemistry felt performance little noted voices like enthusiastic gave song felt missing rendition sang number sleep kind sounds like rachel performance merry christmas good reception wrote nails sentiment restrained love past rachel phase singing ballads watching bliss called nice fun voice thing wonder gave song added weary rachel face stack gave said great job usual noted wasn favored holiday song reviewers actually discussed rachel finn performance christmas stack enthusiastic gave grades respectively called fun songs episode described performance fun great production design felt vocals bit diva esque simple pop tune noted sweet moments songs stole christmas featured episode vocal mean sung based version song artist sue havoc choir room confused reviewers thought sung lynch said thoroughly enjoyable gave song approved change lyrics sue harper approved change admitted thought lynch sung google set straight called song fitting moment fell bit short fully realized second song welcome christmas welcomed reviewers described lovely gave harper noted song sung like real glee club people getting individually characterized note perfect performance wrote layered harmonies simple sentiment christmas long glee tie episode bow came chart history christmas songs featured episode released glee music christmas album weeks prior airing exceptions welcome christmas appear album released single christmas album originally released charity single year episode aired song billboard hot baby cold outside debuted number seven episode aired despite having released separately single jumped number thirty number seven billboard chart week debuted number canadian hot welcome christmas debuted number hot number thirty seven canadian hot christmas charted december debuted number hot number canadian hot december reappeared number thirty chart alongside baby cold outside welcome christmas songs episode album reached number billboard chart sold million copies certified platinum
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