Four-time Grammy Award–winner and eight-time Juno Award–winner k.d. lang recorded the modern Christmas classic “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” (Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel / Albert Hague) for the Glee cast’s holiday album. Tonight on Fox TV at 8 PM EST, the song will be featured on the show’s special Christmas episode. lang will release a new album of her own, Sing It Loud, in the spring of 2011 on Nonesuch Records; further details will be announced shortly.

Earlier this year, lang performed her interpretation of the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah,” a moving highlight of her live performances for the past several years, at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in her native Canada.

Nonesuch simultaneously released lang’s first career retrospective, Recollection, 25 years after her debut recording. The two-disc set features 22 of lang’s most beloved recordings including an all-new interpretation of “Hallelujah.” The Guardian calls this rendition “mesmerising: she reaches into the air, plucking the tiniest note from within her huge range, bends double, before throwing her head back and unleashing her pitch-perfect roar.”

Referred to as “the greatest female singer in the whole world” by fellow Canadian Michael Bublé, k.d. lang has had a distinguished career, with 11 critically acclaimed albums. In addition to a fruitful collaboration with Tony Bennett, she has performed alongside musical luminaries including Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, and Loretta Lynn. She sang at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and has contributed music to the soundtracks of several films including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Happy Feet. In addition to her music career, lang has also appeared in a number of films including Salmonberries, The Black Dahlia, and Eye of the Beholder. In 1996, lang received Canada’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada.