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Glee is a show that defined a generation. And every time the holidays come around, almost every Gleek is transported back when the Glee Christmas songs and episodes also defined the festive season.

In the winter and spring, the Meadowlands Izod Center, just across the river from New York City, houses the hapless New Jersey Nets; but for two days in June it served as the shrine for Glee.

Glee ’s take on modern hits and show-tune standards, classic songs by the likes of the Beatles and Rolling Stones and mash-ups of old and new (Rihanna’s “Umbrella” with “Singin’ in the Rain”) have ...