Lisa's Date with Density a child from Josh Weinstein's school days who everyday would get onto the bus with a piece of toast, which had Vaseline on it. A majority of the story is a reference to the film "Rebel Without a Cause". Lisa remarks that Nelson is "like a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a vest", a reference to "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"; this was Winston Churchill's opinion of Russia at the outbreak of the World War II. In its original broadcast, "Lisa's Date with Density" finished 63rd in ratings for the week of December 9–15,
Wrapped in Red a "glossy but heartfelt work" and approvingly compared its contrasting philosophy to Nick Lowe's "Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family", both of which he described as "will put you in a holiday mood". Matt Casarino of "PopMatters" gave the album a generally favorable review, claiming that "Clarkson plays it safe and spends too much time showing off her upper register, but "Wrapped in Red" is a warm and romantic addition to the Christmas pop Zeitgeist," adding: ""Wrapped in Red" doesn't need edge; it's just dynamic and varied enough to be satisfying, and it's light-years better than any