Futterman, who said his was "quite lovely" and had "rich tones", and Rae Votta of Billboard, who called him a "smooth crooner". Bobby Hankinson of The Houston Chronicle, however, said he had never been "floored" by McGinty's voice, "so both of his numbers fell extremely flat to me", and Votta thought having him perform two solos was "overkill on his character introduction". In general, "Bein' Green" was considered less impressive than "Take Care of Yourself", though it had its supporters: Votta and AOLTV Crystal Bell both referred to it as "a nice introduction", and Abby West of Entertainment Weekly declared that his "simple, clear-voiced ode to being an outsider rang true and was hauntingly beautiful", and gave it an "A−". Robert Canning of IGN was not impressed: "Perhaps if it had been sung with more feeling, it could have worked better." For "Take Care of Yourself", both West and The Hollywood Reporter Lesley Goldberg agreed with Rachel's assessment that the performance was "magical", and West graded it with an "A+". The Los Angeles Times Amy Reiter was "blown away", and Jen Chaney of The Washington Post gave it an "A" with the comment that Rory "handled it with adorable aplomb". Michael Slezak of TVLine and The A.V. Club Emily VanDerWerff, however, thought the number was somewhat sleep-inducing. Since his first episode, Rory has had few solo opportunities. In the season's sixth episode, "Mash Off", he had a single-verse duet with Tina on Hall & Oates mash-up of "I Can't Go for That" and "You Make My Dreams". In the "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" episode, he performed "Blue Christmas", which had already been featured on the holiday compilation soundtrack Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2 released four weeks previously. West wrote that "Rory's crooning take" of "Blue Christmas" was "smooth and lovely", and gave it a "B+", and Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal agreed with the in-show assessment that it was "mournfully beautiful". Futterman said that the song "perfectly suits his vocals", but was unimpressed with Rory "standing awkwardly" through the song; Slezak noted the static staging and filming of the number and gave it a "C", and while Chaney said he sang it "just fine", she also said he "didn't sell it", and gave it a "C+". Futterman, Slezak and Chaney had similar reactions to his next solo, Michael Bublé's "Home", in the Valentine's Day episode "Heart".