regional holiday music tenth episode season american television series community overall episode series originally broadcast december nbc final episode went hiatus midseason christmas themed episode musical featuring original songs performed cast members glee club members study group asked join despite dislike club lured joining exploited episode directed written musical format subtle elements episode parody fox television series glee known dislike glee series aspects musical series previous episodes premise regional holiday music draws event season human memory community clip provides closure guest starred glee club instructor episode received positive reviews critics nbc decision bench series critics praised episode high concept satire character driven moments opinion divided quality original songs according nielsen_media_research regional holiday music seen estimated million viewers drop previous week plot meeting study group reveal plans christmas spending time away disappointing wished spend holidays group renting critically inspector holiday special watch conversation interrupted performance glee club midway stops cease order tipped jeff performing music permission glee club members suffer nervous breakdown taken hospital glee club instructor invites study group join perform christmas rebuffed promptly collective dislike club series events performed songs members group lured joining club glee manages convince join club tapping desire spend christmas group christmas join reaches desire celebrate christmas group despite witness santa exploit pierce chase baby teach understand christmas song annie catches glee club virus dresses sexy santa outfit seduce jeff happy birthday jesus pierce invites children choir sing public school system thrown meaning christmas birth jesus celebrations unable resist religious springs song proclaiming happy birthday jesus non glee club member left seeks jeff find turned group backstage preparing christmas informs long term intentions group group join christmas sets forth plans group performs planet christmas stage asks originally cast mute tree replace ruins poor singing bad improvised lyrics choreography despite objections audience agree let finish awkward song spirit inclusion enraged idea inadvertently reveals caused bus crash killed glee club members mentioned human memory distracting running forcing things bright makes darkness underneath darker apartment watching inspector group suddenly arrives announce dark year cancelled plans order spend holidays episode ends joining viewing inspector holiday special production regional holiday music written debut writing credits series directed seventh directing credit music episode composed series composer lyrics writing staff episode took days shoot said longest single episode cast member saturday night live guest starred glee club instructor previously worked community executive producers pilot watching picked series creator long known dislike glee community parodied musical television series previous episodes modern warfare referenced glee lack original music human memory study group fills glee club members died bus crash sing song real lyrics events brought regional holiday music reveals true reason crash following footsteps season christmas spends episode trying group embrace holiday spirit christmas cultural references regional holiday music satire large television series glee audio transitions episode mimic audio transitions featured glee whilst glee club instructor shares similarities episode makes reference concept similar nature television series fully explained clarified unlike songs glee music regional holiday music entirely original jeff remarks scene liking glee club group reference glee creator criticism musicians don want music reveals killed previous glee club members shouts look kings distract audience escaping kings previously clashed murphy permission use songs glee song glee speaks namesake series tendency sing feelings instead making face performing baby santa recreate musical styles 1940s 1980s including performing dancing dark bob_dylan episode continues recurring spoof british television series doctor inspector making nod infamous star wars holiday special group discusses christmas plans annie reveals spend time word grandmother breast scene discovers jeff turned spoof ending remake invasion body end tag heads dean superimposed ornaments perform version carol bells names recurring lines reception ratings original american broadcast regional holiday music viewed estimated million households nielsen rating share demographic finished fourth time slot broadcast networks cbs sitcom seen million households fox reality factor seen million households special holiday episode abc reality seen million households episode repeat airing seen million households community nbc lowest performing night demographic despite slipping season lows reviews regional holiday music received positive reviews critics pleaded return buddytv placed list best episodes calling songs best original songs heard long time todd_vanderwerff gave episode saying community going away going away episode reminds love personal thing humor like funniest episode clip laughed silly point certain scenes glad episode like plays form makes laugh alan_sepinwall hitfix praised glee saying regional holiday music logical clever funny paste said best theme episodes gap high concept parody character based comedy fanatic gave episode rating saying definitely went bang didn totally blow moments factor overall episode fell positive praised rap performance called scene annie jeff creepy robert_canning ign said great episode bit end realization attempts holiday things darker jeff previously suggested fit character study group follow felt bit forced holiday course point gave episode bad review calling original songs terrible remarked fans merit better episode better commentary better parody subject hand nonetheless praised episode ending asked cares story bit weak time episode hiatus gets underway christmas let episode said enjoyed episode concept execution left desired quality songs varied okay bad atlantic compared regional holiday music glee christmas episode extraordinary merry christmas aired december said regional holiday music exposed glee repetitive couldn invented better illustrations glee inducing loved long sing song motif final note highlighted shows similarities explaining shows stick bold delivery moments
Regional Holiday Music