'Idol' odds 'n ends: when 'Idol' and 'CSI' collide

The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:

>American Idol itself was spoofed on CSI in all its glory in the venerable crime show's episode last night in which the crew had to solve a murder revolving around the show "Overnight Sensation." Funny stuff, CBS.

>A few Idol alums reacted to the news of their Grammy nominations, most notably Jordin Sparks (who screamed in a video and posted a blog on her MySpace) and Jennifer Hudson (who called the nominations "truly a blessing").

>Kristy Lee Cook is featured in the December 2008 issue of Elle magazine in a story called "A New Reality." Carrie Underwood is on the cover of the issue.

>EW.com has a poll up asking readers to vote for their favorite music of 2008. David Cook is listed as one of the artists with the best album of the year. Results will be published in the magazine in the Dec. 19 issue.

>As reported by Ken Barnes of USAToday.com, the American Christmas compilation failed to sell 100 copies in its first week of release. That's really too bad.