A Very Glee Christmas though she later becomes a Grinch when the gifts are repossessed. The episode features seven songs, two of which come from the television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". The creators of "Glee" received permission from the estate of Dr. Seuss for the use of characters from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", but were not allowed to use them in promotional photographs. Most of the songs featured in the episode had been released on "" four weeks prior to airing, including "Baby, It's Cold Outside", which debuted at number fifty-seven on the "Billboard" Hot 100 after the episode aired, despite
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) constructed on the backlot of Universal Studios behind the Bates Motel set from "Psycho". Rick Baker was hired to design and create the film's prosthetic makeup for Carrey and the rest of the cast. It took a number of tests, and ultimately Carrey admiring a photo of Baker in his first test makeup, for the decision to use Baker's original makeup design. The Grinch suit was covered in yak hair, dyed green and sewed onto a spandex suit. The first application of the makeup took up to 8 hours, after which a frustrated Carrey kicked a hole in the wall