In A Very Glee Christmas, Sue turns Grinch and steals Christmas presents bound for disabled orphans or something, and Brittany, who still believes in Santa, asks for the impossible, for her BF Artie to walk.

This episode was a tearful ride for me. I’m easily moved and a sucker for such things, but I still think this episode delivered, at long last, some of the heart that first made me a fan.

The emotional part of the ride started with a moving story by Coach Beiste of asking Santa to make her look more like the other girls. I loved Coach Beiste as a character and I love that she is simultaneously strong, feminine, vulnerable and masculine, in that order. This episode drove that home, and the expression in this shot says it all.

The ride continues to the inevitable tearful end when Artie get an unexpected albeit temporary gift. I thought this was a clever end. It was an unexpected way to deliver the predictable.

Musically, the highlight of this episode was the group performance of “Welcome Christmas“, with an honorable mention going to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside“. I do have two words for Kurt and Blaine. “Kiss already!”

As always, you can watch the full episode online using GL33′s convenient interface.

Featured Music
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
We Need a Little Christmas
Merry Christmas Darling
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Last Christmas
Welcome Christmas

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I Want To Hold Your Hand (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Only the Good Die Young (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Losing My Religion (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

I Look to You (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Papa Can You Hear Me? (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

One of Us (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

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Baby One More Time (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Stronger (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Me Against the Music (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

Toxic (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

I’m a Slave 4 U (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast

The Only Exception (Glee Cast Version) – Single – Glee Cast