Meghan Trainor and Jimmy Kimmel team up to fix America's dearth of Thanksgiving carols


There's no reason that Adam Sandler's two-decade-old "Thanksgiving Song" should be the only real anthem America has for its most popular secular holiday. Jimmy Kimmel thinks the lack of Thanksgiving music is a shame, he said on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, so he enlisted the help of "All About That Bass" singer Meghan Trainor. Trainor good-naturedly teases a range of Thanksgiving carols, including "My Flight Got Canceled in Denver" and "Uncle Dan Hates Obama (And He Won't Shut Up About Benghazi)." And she may have improvised the best line: "Who the f--k is Benghazi?" Watch the parody commercial below, and start feeling the spirit of Turkey Day. --Peter Weber
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.
Sign up to our 10 Things You Need to Know Today newsletter
A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
-
6 tips to shop online safely this holiday season
The Explainer Lower the chances of credit card fraud spoiling your holidays
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
-
The daily gossip: Anya Taylor-Joy leads epic 'Furiosa' trailer, Felicity Huffman felt she 'had to break the law' in college admissions scandal, and more
The daily gossip: December 1, 2023
By Brendan Morrow, The Week US Published
-
What's Qatar's role in the Middle East conflict?
Today's Big Question Doha hosts both Hamas and a U.S. military base. That puts it at the center of the conflict in Gaza.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
-
Consumers shatter record for Black Friday online shopping
Speed Read Americans spent an estimated $9.8 billion online during Black Friday sales, according to reports
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
US-led price cap on Russian oil 'almost completely circumvented'
Speed Read 'Almost none' of seaborne crude oil from Moscow stayed below $60 per barrel limit imposed by G7 and EU last year
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
-
Citibank to cut off online access for customers who don't go paperless
Speed Read The bank will shut off the customer's access to both their online website and mobile app
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
-
Microsoft cleared by UK watchdog to buy 'Call of Duty' maker
Speed Reads Watchdog finally approves $69bn deal but criticises tech giant for its tactics
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
-
Elon Musk used Starlink, which saved Ukraine, to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russia's Crimea fleet
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing 'repeated debt-limit political standoffs'
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Bed Bath & Beyond relaunches online following bankruptcy
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
San Francisco's iconic Anchor Brewing is closing after 127 years
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published