Glee Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Festive New Single, Available Today Exclusively On iTunes

Glee Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Festive New Single, Available Today Exclusively On iTunes

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NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The cast of Fox's critically acclaimed new comedy Glee are ushering in the season with their own unique take on Wham's classic holiday heartbreaker "Last Christmas," available exclusively on iTunes today. Renowned for transforming pop music staples, and reminding a new generation of how great these songs are, Glee's "Last Christmas" is heartwarming and merry. In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, a portion of the proceeds from downloads of "Last Christmas" will be donated to GRAMMY Foundation® to support its GRAMMY In The Schools® education programs, which include GRAMMY Camp®, GRAMMY® Career Day, GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles, GRAMMY Signature Schools and GRAMMY SoundChecks(SM). Through these initiatives, the GRAMMY Foundation offers young people the opportunity to explore careers in the music industry and it recognizes excellence in music education. For more information, visit http://www.grammyintheschools.com/.

Glee's music has consistently garnered raves from fans and critics alike for its unique and invigorating style. The debut soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Volume 1 shot to #4 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart when it was released on November 3rd. A second soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, will be released on December 8th (see track listings for both volumes below). Fan reactions to the music from Glee have been immediate from the show's debut, the cast's version of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" shot to #1 on iTunes Top Songs chart when it was released in May.

   The full track listing for "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" is as follows:     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"      The full track listing for "Glee: The Music, Volume 2" is as follows:     1.    "Proud Mary"  2.    "Endless Love"  3.    "I'll Stand By You"  4.    "Don't Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl"  5.    "Crush"  6.    "(You're) Having My Baby"  7.    "Lean On Me"  8.    "Don't Make Me Over"  9.    "Imagine" 10.    "True Colors" 11.    "Jump" 12.    "Smile" (cover of Lily Allen) 13.    "Smile" (cover of Charlie Chaplin) 14.    "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" 15.    "Don't Rain On My Parade" 16.    "You Can't Always Get What You Want" 17.    "My Life Would Suck Without You"      Artwork available for download at http://drop.io/GleeAlbumArt   

About Columbia Records: One of the most respected and successful record labels in the world, Columbia Records is home to established superstars and exciting new talent. Columbia Records is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.

Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

Twentieth Century Fox Television, a division of News Corp., is a leading supplier of entertainment content domestically and around the world.

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation and the leading broadcast television network among Adults 18-49. FOX finished the 2008-2009 season at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year - a feat that hasn't been achieved since the mid-1990s - while continuing to dominate all network competition in the more targeted Adults 18-34 and Teen demographics.

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture -- from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.com.

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CONTACT: Benny Tarantini, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5858,
Benny.Tarantini@sonymusic.com; or Chris Alexander, Twentieth Century Fox
Television, +1-310-369-2733, Chris.Alexander@fox.com; or Tracey Raftery, Fox
Broadcasting Company, +1-310-369-1425, Tracey.Raftery@fox.com; or Christina
Cassidy, GRAMMY Foundation, +1-310-392-3777, Christina.Cassidy@grammy.com

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