Friday, December 14, 2001
Holiday Quotes
By STEPHANIE McGRATH -- AllPop
Pop and TV stars get into the festive spirit just as much as you do.
Here's what some famous folks are thinking about this holiday season:
Mirella Dell'Aquila: Sugar Jones/ Global TV's "Popstars"
Favourite Christmas song?
"Last Christmas"
By George Michael
Chorus:
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year
To save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
What does Mirella want for Christmas?
"I want to go home and just spend time with my family. I miss that."
What's Christmas like at Mirella's house?
"Our Christmases are usually the same, very traditional. Last year we
all went to my cousin's house, and my cousin dressed up as Santa Claus. I
had to pretend that he was real because all of my little cousins were
there."
Cara Pifko, star of CBC's "Our Hero"
Cara's favourite part of Christmas?
"Turkey dinner"
What does Cara want for Christmas?
 "Our Hero" characters Kale (Cara Pifko) and Gordon (Tory Cassis). |
"There's a couple of Playstation games I've got my eye on. Other than
that, a big, fat vacation somewhere."
Cara's favourite Christmas song?
"[Carols are] not really my thing."
Toronto based boy band I.D.:
Favourite part of Christmas vacation?
Gary: "Going in a big van [to a] family friend's house and just start
singing at their doors."
Darryl: "I like getting the tree. Trying to figure out how to get it in the
car, bringing it home, and [then] having to cut it."
Jesse: "I like building stuff out of snow -- snow castles, snow forts, snow
men."
What does I.D. love to listen to at Christmas?
The Chipmunks Christmas songs, "White Christmas", and "O Holy Night".
Degrassi The Next Generation's Jake Goldsbie (Toby) and Lauren Collins
(Paige):
What will Jake be doing during his Hanukkah break?
 Jake |
"Sleeping, because we've been working for like four months and we worked
through the summer. This will be our little summer vacation."
Jake's favourite Hanukkah memory?
"When my cousin accidentally almost set the table on fire. He
accidentally knocked the menorah over onto some paper."
Lauren's favourite Hanukkah memory?
 Lauren |
"Probably just the classic circle of gifts, of lights."
What does Jake want for Hanukkah?
"I want a DVD player for me, for my room."
How likely is he to get it?
"Not very."
What does Lauren want for Hanukkah?
"I want a new cell phone, really badly."
How likely is she to get it?
"[I'm] working on it."
Popstar (and Nick Carter's ex-girlfriend) Willa Ford:
What's Willa's favourite Christmas song?
 Willa Ford. |
"When I was younger, I used to be in a group, and we went around and did
Christmas carols. We got paid, but I remember waking up at 5 o'clock in
the morning going to these damn office buildings and singing as these
business people walked by, and they didn't want to pay you any attention
and you're getting paid you know, $50 dollars to wake up. So Christmas
carols aren't my friend. This one place had apple cider, and you'd get
stomach aches 'cause it was too early in the morning".
What was Willa's best Christmas gift ever?
"I wanted a motorcycle so bad when I was like five, so I got one. I had a
miniature four-wheeler, which they don't make anymore. My brother pulled
this thing out so it would go faster. I smacked into a tree. I cracked
my helmet from back to top. I just remember my brother laughing instead
of helping me. I still have it, a little red Yamaha. My cousin lived
across the street, and he had a blue one'.
What is Willa looking forward to doing during the holidays?
"I'm going to go snowboarding. I've never been. My boyfriend's going to
take me, he's a good snowboarder. I've been on cruises. I live in
Florida, I don't want to go to the beach."
Tina, S Club 7
What's Tina doing to celebrate Christmas?
 Tina |
"I'm spending Christmas at home, [doing the] regular thing, spending it
with my family, eating, watching television. Nothing weird, just normal.
What would Tina like for Christmas this year?
"A mixing desk and studio equipment."
Tina's favourite Christmas gift when she was a little girl?
"Probably a bike."
How is Michelle Trachtenberg of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" going to celebrate the holidays?
"My big plans involve spending time with my family. That's what I do every important holiday season. I think that's the best way to spend your holidays, with the people that you love close around you. I don't usually like to travel for the holidays cause I like to have all the comforts of home around me."
Are there any special gifts Michelle wants for the holidays?
"I really haven't even started my Christmas list yet. I haven't really thought about it. I guess I'm usually the kind of person that has the hardest time writing their Christmas list because throughout the year you're like 'Oh I like that, I should remember to put that on it [the list]', but when it comes down to it, there's nothing very important especially recently with all the tragedies that have happened in the world. Mostly, and I know this sounds really dorky but its true, I just want to be around the people that I love. They know the kind of things that I like so I'll leave it up to them to decide. But I myself I like to spoil my family rotten."
