Last Christmas, the Glee team released just one holiday single, Last Christmas (get it?). This year (to save you from tears), they’ve released a whole album, which includes the previously released Last Christmas.

This latest album contains 12 holiday-themed songs, mainly classics.

Track Listing
1. We Need A Little Christmas (Glee Cast Version)
2. Deck The Rooftop (Glee Cast Version)
3. Merry Christmas Darling (Glee Cast Version)
4. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Glee Cast Version)
5. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year (Glee Cast Version)
6. Last Christmas (Glee Cast Version)
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Glee Cast Version)
8. O Christmas Tree (Glee Cast Version)
9. Jingle Bells (Glee Cast Version)
10. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Glee Cast Version featuring k.d. lang)
11. Angels We Have Heard On High (Glee Cast Version)
12. O Holy Night (Glee Cast Version)

Buy Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album

The world’s favourite new musical TV series is back, and this time they brought along Madonna. An early episode of Glee featured Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach. Now there’s a whole episode with nothing but Madonna songs. No real Madonna, but there’s a cool video of Vogue featuring Sue Sylvester as Madonna.

Here are the 7 songs featured in the episode.
1. Express Yourself (Glee Cast Version Featuring Jonathan Groff)
2. Borderline / Open Your Heart (Glee Cast Version)
3. Vogue (Glee Cast Version)
4. Like A Virgin (Glee Cast Version Featuring Jonathan Groff)
5. 4 Minutes (Glee Cast Version)
6. What It Feels Like For A Girl (Glee Cast Version)
7. Like A Prayer (Glee Cast Version Featuring Jonathan Groff)

Buy Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna.

Glee looks to be a runaway hit on TV, and on the music charts. The show just wrapped up its “winter finale”. If you enjoy the show, I’m sure you like the music. The first Glee soundtrack received great response and now they have released Glee: The Music Volume 2 soundtrack.

Here’s the track listing for Volume 2:

1. Proud Mary 3:41
2. Endless Love 4:22
3. I’ll Stand By You 3:49
4. Don’t Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl 2:26
5. Crush 3:20
6. (You’re) Having My Baby 2:45
7. Lean On Me 4:17
8. Don’t Make Me Over 3:24
9. Imagine 2:23
10. True Colors 3:34
11. Jump 3:55
12. Smile (Cover Of Lily Allen Song) 3:14
13. Smile (Cover Of Charlie Chaplin Song) 3:01
14. And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going 4:06
15. Don’t Rain On My Parade 2:45
16. You Can’t Always Get What You Want 3:27
17. My Life Would Suck Without You 3:31

Buy Glee: The Music Volume 2 soundtrack.

I have to admit that I have both soundtracks, and they are in heavy rotation. There’s also a great cover version of Last Christmas, sung by the Glee cast. Get it from iTunes :

Here is Rachel’s version of Don’t Rain on My Parade, which she performed in the sectionals (Season 1, Episode 13).

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The movie, with its subject matter, is full of great music. Here’s the track list from the Pirate Radio Soundtrack :

Disc 1

1. Stay With Me Baby-Duffy
2. All Day-The Kinks
3. Elenore-The Turtles
4. Judy In Disguise-John Fred And Playboys
5. Dancing-Martha Reeves
6. Wouldn’t It Be Nice-Beach Boys
7. Ooh Baby Baby-Smokey Listen
8. This Guys In Love-Herb Alpert
9. Crimson And Clover-Tommy James
10. Hi Ho Silver Lining-Jeff Beck

Disc 2
1. Friday On My Mind-Easybeats
2. My Generation-The Who
3. I Feel Free-Cream
4. Wind Cries Mary-Hendrix
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale-Procol Harem
6. These Arms Of Mine-Otis Redding
7. The Happening-Junior Walker – Cleo’s Mood Supremes
8. She’d Rather Be With Me-The Turtles
9. 98.6-The Bystanders
10. Sunny Afternoon-Kinks

About the movie Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked) :

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Talulah Riley

Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked) is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually), spinning the irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays whose pirate radio captivated and inspired 1960s Britain. Playing the music that rocked a nation and a decade, the group boldly and hilariously defies the government that tries to shut them down. Broadcasting live 24/7 from an old tanker anchored in the middle of the North Sea (just beyond British jurisdiction), Radio Rock sends out a vibrant and unifying signal to millions across the nation, ranging in age from wide-eyed pre-teens secretly tuning in long past their bedtimes to everyday people in need of a musical pick-me-up.

The Radio Rock roster, overseen by unflappable station owner (and ships captain) Quentin (Bill Nighy), includes a risk-prone American known only as The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman); mystic deejay royalty Gavin (Rhys Ifans); slyly amorous Dave (Nick Frost); idiosyncratic New Zealander Angus (Rhys Darby); the rarely seen Bob (Ralph Brown); the aptly named Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke); lovelorn Simon (Chris ODowd); ladies magnet Mark (Tom Wisdom); shy Harold (Ike Hamilton); reporter News John (Will Adamsdale); and lesbian ships cook Felicity (Katherine Parkinson).

One night in 1966, Quentin’s teenaged godson Carl (Tom Sturridge) comes aboard. While Carl harbors romantic aspirations that he hopes will be fulfilled during one of the biweekly visits by Radio Rocks prettiest fans, he also hopes to find out more about his long-absent father As the ship sails on and rocks out, what Carl and the freewheeling, free-loving Radio Rock gang dont know is that back in London, landlocked government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh) has embarked on a vehement crusade to silence their signal – permanently. To stay afloat and keep their devoted audience plugged in, the crew will have to band together and trust in the power of music like never before.

Here’s the trailer to Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked) :

You can buy the The Boat That Rocked (aka Pirate Radio) DVD – UK import.

One of the runaway hits for the Fox channel this season is Glee. If you’re a fan of Glee, you’re a Gleek. And you may want to pre-order the soundtrack to Glee.

Buy Glee:The Music, Volume 1 [ Soundtrack ] here.

Here’s the song that gained Glee their thousands (millions?) of fans.

Here’s the track listing. Note that some songs have not been aired on TV yet.

1. Don’t Stop Believin’
2. Can’t Fight This Feeling
3. Gold Digger
4. Take a Bow
5. Bust Your Windows
6. Taking Chances
7. Alone
8. Maybe This Time
9. Somebody to Love
10. Hate On Me
11. No Air
12. You Keep Me Hangin’ On
13. Keep Holding On
14. Bust a Move
15. Sweet Caroline
16. Dancing with Myself
17. Defying Gravity

Buy Glee:The Music, Volume 1 [ Soundtrack ] here.

There’s also a limited edition DVD of the pilot episode.

Buy Glee – Director’s Cut Pilot Episode (Limited Edition).