Glee Christmas album

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/25/glee-christmas-album-nov-16/

Here is the set list:

1. We Need A Little Christmas (Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer)
2. Deck The Rooftop (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
3. Merry Christmas Darling (Lea Michele)
4. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Chris Colfer and Darren Criss)
5. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year (Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Heather Morris)
6. Last Christmas (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Chris Colfer)
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, and Jenna Ushkowitz)
8. O Christmas Tree (Matthew Morrison)
9. Jingle Bells (Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Kevin McHale)
10. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (k.d. lang and Morrison)
11. Angels We Have Heard On High (Amber Riley)
12. O Holy Night (Lea Michele)

Some interesting details to note:

The picture that accompanies the announcement, which may or may not be the cover art for the disc, does not feature Chord Overstreet, Harry Shum Jr, or Darren Criss, but does include Diana Agron and Heather Morris. What's interesting about this is that Chord, Darren, and Heather all sing on the album, but Diana and Harry do not. I know that Heather and Naya were added as series regulars, but I'm not certain about Harry. However, Diana definitely is a series regular, so I'm confused about why she isn't singing on the cd. While its understandable that Darren Criss as Blaine would not be in the picture - he's not a member of New Directions and will only have been on the show for a week when the cd drops - Chord as Sam is a member of New Directions, although I don't know if the actor is a series regular yet.

So its all rather confusing. The picture is definitely Christmas themed; Sue is standing in the middle, wearing a Santa hat and covering her ears as the glee club members and Mr. Schu surround her, singing.

If the picture is not the cover art, then this whole rumination may prove pointless. But the fact still remains that Diana does not sing on the cd.

Two points of speculation as to why Diana was excluded:
1) The actress is Jewish, so she chose not to participate in a Christmas album.
2) Her schedule was too busy.
Maybe we'll get an explanation at some point, maybe not.

Interesting also that Jane is featured in the picture, but does not sing on the cd. And why is kd lang on a Glee cd? No offense to her, she's amazing, but she hasn't been connected to Glee at all until now. Mmmmmm.

I am personally not the biggest fan of Christmas music, but I'm not surprised to read about this. I think it will do very well, so that's good. I am looking forward to Lea Michele singing "O Holy Night." And I think it is super cool that Chris Colfer and Darren Criss are singing together. Most people read that as proof that Blaine will be Kurt's boyfriend. We shall see.

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