For the record, Sarah Chalke has holiday spirit. She’s expecting her first child, a son, on Christmas Day, and she’s one of the stars of Disney Prep & Landing, the first Christmas special exec produced by John Lasseter for ABC (premieres Dec.1, at 8:30 p.m. ET, right before Chalke makes the first of four guest appearances on the new season of Scrubs). She voices Magee, the North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center Coordinator, who partners with jaded elf Wayne (The Kids in the Hall’s Dave Foley) with an idealistic rookie partner Lanny (Men in Trees‘ Derek Richardson). Hilarity really does ensue as they prepare a boy’s home for Santa’s arrival, just like it did when EW asked Chalke to name her least favorite holiday song.
“I was actually kicked out of the choir when I was in Grade 5,” she says. “My sister and I, we’re not very musical, so our choir teacher would say, ‘Chalke girls, just mouth the words for this performance.’ And this was not a professional choir, this was all the kids from the class going to the mall and singing. Like, ‘Is it really gonna hurt if you have two people who are not in tune?’ We were so excited about Christmas and excited about this mall performance, so there we were mouthing the words to ‘Here Comes Santa Claus.’ For some reason, that song just really brings that back. And it scarred us for life. The reason I wanted to go into acting was because I wanted to be Eponine in Les Mis, and then that just kind of had to go by the wayside.”
Is there a holiday song for which you harbor a secret, irrational hatred? Because we know you’ll share, we’ll give you a gift after the jump: Chalke’s equally mortifying hilarious answer to the question “What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod?”
“The most embarrassing song on my iPod is ‘Baby Got Back’ by Sir Mix-A-Lot. And what’s more embarrassing than the song is probably the number of times it gets played,” she says. “For Grad Parent Night in Grade 12, a lot of the kids played violin or did, like, a skill. Ten of my girlfriends and I did a dance to ‘Baby Got Back.’ I know every single word. That’s my karaoke go-to, because I can’t sing anything with any sort of a melody. Not that ‘Baby Got Back’ doesn’t have melody, ’cause it does. I take it very seriously.”
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Lasseter produced a CGI Christmas movie? Hmm. Might need to check it out. Add in Sarah Chalke and Dave Foley and we might have a solid little flick here.
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. I’ve never made it all the way through the song. I almost punch a hole through the radio trying to change the station. You’ll be listening to some nice Johnny Mathis or Bing Crosby and then that abomination will come on.
Is it just me or does this post NOT tell us what Sarah Chalke’s least favorite christmas song is? Did I miss something? I feel very confused.
Never-mind. I’m retarded.
I’m confused as well.
I really dislike Elvis’ “Blue Christmas”. I think it’s because of the backup singers.
I’m not a fan of most “traditional” Christmas songs, but “Little Drummer Boy” wins, hand over fist, for the absolute worst.
Ugh–talk about a song that makes you want to shoot the radio.
Couldn’t agree more. I just have to leave stores if it’s on…which is why my grocery shopping got a little delayed today!
I want to punch the guy who wrote “The Christmas Shoes” in the face.
LMAO! I hate that song!
I second that!!! That song sucks! It’s so sad that it’s ridiculous and laughable.
Pure emotionally manipulative drivel. I hate Christmas Shoes so much that I’ve actually started to enjoy it in an ironic way. Weird?
Hate that song. Was just telling my husband about it the other day and how much it sucked. Nothing like a dying mom at Christmas.
What’s really tragic is the little-known fourth stanza, in which Mom loves the shoes, puts them on, and promptly dies of Athlete’s Foot.
Seriously. Christmas songs should not be depressing.
I absolutely hate that song.Words can’t describe the level of hate for that song. Only the quote from Clue comes close: “flames! flames! on the side of my face…”
Lease favorite Christmas song – all of them.
Aw! What a Scrooge!
Really, most Mariah Carey songs belong on some sort of worst list. This includes her (unfortunately) ubiquitous Christmas hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. All I want for Christmas is for Mariah Carey to get run over by a reindeer.
The “All I Want for Christmas is You” from the “Love, Actually” soundtrack is pretty good though
Olivia Olson, I think I got her name right, from the soundtrack of Love, Actually totally erased the lameness of Mariah’s version of the song. Esp since Mariah’s video featured her now ex husband as Santa Claus.
hahahhahaha! rock on Mary Q… im all about seeing that wench get run over by reindeers… im sure itll happen when she tries to sell them ice cream or promise them a land of rainbows & butterflies…
Wow. What did Mariah Carey ever do to you? I’ve read that her album is the best-selling Christmas album of all time. She sings “O Holy Night” beautifully. And, she actually wrote “All I Want for Christmas is You”.
Most-hated Christmas song: That lame-o Christmas song by George Michael. I had never heard of it until a few years ago when my co-workers were talking about it. Now I hear it every year and can’t get over how awful it is.
Most-embarrassing iPod song: Black-Eyed Peas “My Humps.” I don’t really like BEP as a rule, but I couldn’t help myself with this song.
“Last Christmas?” I hate that song, and wish that the Glee cast had chosen (almost) any other song to cover for charity.
It’s sooo 80s and soo syrupy and that’s why I love it. Especially since I just knew as a young female that I would marry George Michael. Oh well. LOL
“My Favorite Things” from the Sound of Music. NOT a Christmas song, yet they play it and play it and play it every Christmas.
I agree 100%!! Every time I hear that song, I feel an unhealthy amount of non-Christmasy rage! NOT a Christmas song! Grr!
This is what I was going to write. And my name is Jill too. For a second I wondered if I had already done it…HAHA!
Seriously, just beacause a song mentions packages wrapped in a bow does not make it a Christmas song. Also, just because a song makes a reference to the holidays or Christmas does not mean its a Christmas song. I am looking at you Hard Candy Christmas and Celebrate Me Home. Maybe in these modern times we cannot emproce the spirit of Christmas in new songs like we used to so we have to stretch it.
I wrote it and atill have no idea what “emproce” was supposed to be. Lets go with “embrace”. Sorry about that.
I can’t stand “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney. It gets stuck in your head and doesn’t leave for days.
One of Paul McCartney’s lamest songs ever.
YES!!! My wife and I dispise this song to no end. We love Paul but cannot stand this song. So much so that she will jump over me in bed when the alarm goes off and this is the song playing. Also, we both cover our ears and start singing to ourselves loudly until one of us can make it over the the stereo to switch to a different station.
Hate. Rageful Hate. Yet radio stations continuously play it because “it’s Paul.” But maybe others like it. Anyone love this one?
Love your user name, Veggiesaregreat, and hate Paul’s song.
Veggies, as soon as I began reading your comment, that song lodges itself into my head…where it will probably reside for days. Oh well.
Oh, that’s the worst! Followed by Christmas shoes and Grandma got run over by a reindeer. But that Paul Mccartney one is downright AWFUL.
That Paul McCartney song is most definitely playing on a continuous loop in hell.
“The Little Drummer Boy”!!!! It’s just ridiculous. Who would play a drum for a BABY?!?! And the melody is so monotonous, it makes me want to scream!
Well, I guess a little boy who has no money or worldly posessions would want to do something for the baby . . . kinda the point of the song.
I dispise most christmas music but mostly that is because the big radio station in town switches to an “all christmas music” format from Thanksgiving thru New Years. There is nothing worse than listening to 15 different versions of the same song over and over again. Sure you can change the channel to a different station when you’re in the car but once you enter a store or a doctor’s office you are screwed.
1. “Silver Bells”–it just drones on and on without anything resembling Christmas spirit.
2. “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney. I can’t put my finger on why I hate this one, beyond the fact that it’s just annoying.
“Silver Bells” is the perfect Christmas song to me. Then again, I’m a city boy and it really makes me picture that downtown hustle and bustle that seems so purely Christmas to me.
Aw man, NO love for Sir Paul? That’s still one of maybe four songs I actually look forward to hearing during the Christmas season (granted, after the 52nd time it gets annoying, but the same can be said for all the songs)
Right there with the Little Drummer Boy haters! Et tu, Bowie? And I’ve always, ALWAYS hated Greensleeves/What Child Is This. Makes my ears bleed.
Not only “Et tu, Bowie” but Bob Seger too. He did a cover on one of the Very Special Christmas CDs. Shudder.
The Little Drummer Boy and Feliz Navidad. I hear either of them once, and they’re running through my head for HOURS after!
AH! I can’t stand Little drummer boy all time most hated christmas song for me