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"Previously Unaired Christmas" is the eighth episode and fall finale of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 96th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on December 5, 2013, and is a special Christmas episode that is supposed to have been suppressed in season four.

Synopsis

In a Christmas special that was supposedly suppressed by the network in 2012—according to Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch)—the New York cast work as holiday elves, and the Lima glee club members vie to be in the living Nativity display at McKinley High.^[1]

Production

The episode was in production by November, and included a long Saturday of filming on November 16.^[2]^[3]

Recurring characters in this episode include McKinley football coach Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) and cheerleader Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter).^[1]

An extended play Christmas recording with six songs from the episode was released digitally on December 3, 2013, two days before the episode airs, and CDs will be sold at Walmart stores only starting December 10, 2013.^[4] Titled Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4, the songs included are "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", performed by the glee club; Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Love Child",^[5] and "Mary's Little Boy Child", both performed by Alex Newell, Jenna Ushkowitz and Melissa Benoist; "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" performed by Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera plus a new character named Cody; "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" sung by Michele, Colfer and Rivera; and "Away in a Manger" performed by New Directions featuring Michele, Colfer and Rivera.^[4]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Listings – Glee on Fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ Ushkowitz, Jenna (November 16, 2013). "Twitter / @JennaUshkowitz: Morning! Isn't it Saturday? Ah well, off to McKinley High for some more Christmas!". Retrieved November 30, 2013.
^ Overstreet, Chord (November 16, 2013). "Twitter / @chordoverstreet: Workin late tonight w ‪@jacobartist‬. Great lil Saturday... :)". Retrieved November 30, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "New Album! Glee: The Music The Christmas Album Volume 4 Available for Pre-order!". The Official Music Site for Glee. Columbia Records. November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
^ EW Staff (December 2, 2013). "Stream 'Glee: The Music The Christmas Album Volume 4' in full here – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
^ "Glee Cast – MP3 downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

External links

[Fox1118-1] "Listings – Glee on Fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[2] Ushkowitz, Jenna (November 16, 2013). "Twitter / @JennaUshkowitz: Morning! Isn't it Saturday? Ah well, off to McKinley High for some more Christmas!". Retrieved November 30, 2013.

[3] Overstreet, Chord (November 16, 2013). "Twitter / @chordoverstreet: Workin late tonight w ‪@jacobartist‬. Great lil Saturday... :)". Retrieved November 30, 2013.

[GTMXmas-4] "New Album! Glee: The Music The Christmas Album Volume 4 Available for Pre-order!". The Official Music Site for Glee. Columbia Records. November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[EW1203-5] EW Staff (December 2, 2013). "Stream 'Glee: The Music The Christmas Album Volume 4' in full here – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[Amazon-6] "Glee Cast – MP3 downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

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Season 1	"Pilot" "Showmance" "Acafellas" "Preggers" "The Rhodes Not Taken" "Vitamin D" "Throwdown" "Mash-Up" "Wheels" "Ballad" "Hairography" "Mattress" "Sectionals" "Hell-O" "The Power of Madonna" "Home" "Bad Reputation" "Laryngitis" "Dream On" "Theatricality" "Funk" "Journey to Regionals"
Season 2	"Audition" "Britney/Brittany" "Grilled Cheesus" "Duets" "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" "Never Been Kissed" "The Substitute" "Furt" "Special Education" "A Very Glee Christmas" "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" "Silly Love Songs" "Comeback" "Blame It on the Alcohol" "Sexy" "Original Song" "A Night of Neglect" "Born This Way" "Rumours" "Prom Queen" "Funeral" "New York"
Season 3	"The Purple Piano Project" "I Am Unicorn" "Asian F" "Pot o' Gold" "The First Time" "Mash Off" "I Kissed a Girl" "Hold On to Sixteen" "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" "Yes/No" "Michael" "The Spanish Teacher" "Heart" "On My Way" "Big Brother" "Saturday Night Glee-ver" "Dance with Somebody" "Choke" "Prom-asaurus" "Props" "Nationals" "Goodbye"
Season 4	"The New Rachel" "Britney 2.0" "Makeover" "The Break Up" "The Role You Were Born to Play" "Glease" "Dynamic Duets" "Thanksgiving" "Swan Song" "Glee, Actually" "Sadie Hawkins" "Naked" "Diva" "I Do" "Girls (and Boys) On Film" "Feud" "Guilty Pleasures" "Shooting Star" "Sweet Dreams" "Lights Out" "Wonder-ful" "All or Nothing"
Season 5	"Love, Love, Love" "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" "The Quarterback" "A Katy or a Gaga" "The End of Twerk" "Movin' Out" "Puppet Master" "Previously Unaired Christmas" "Frenemies" "Trio" "City of Angels" "100" "New Directions" "New New York" "Bash" "Tested" "Opening Night" "The Back-up Plan" "Old Dog, New Tricks" "The Untitled Rachel Berry Project"
Season 6	"Loser like Me" "Homecoming" "Jagged Little Tapestry" "The Hurt Locker, Part One" "The Hurt Locker, Part Two" "What the World Needs Now" "Transitioning" "A Wedding" "Child Star" "The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" "We Built This Glee Club" "2009" "Dreams Come True"