Meghan Trainor gets candid on ‘Today with Hoda and Jenna' as she brings holiday spirit with Christmas song
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor made a festive appearance on the 'Today' show to discuss their latest holiday track, 'Wrap Me Up'.
The ‘All About That Bass’ singer shared her longstanding effort to craft a Christmas song for Fallon, mentioning a "rumor" about more projects in the works from him.
Trainor also opened up about motherhood with hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, stating, "It made me feel like I was always home."
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Meghan Trainor opens up about new holiday song
Meghan Trainor recently opened up about her new holiday song with Jimmy Fallon.
During her appearance on ‘Today’ show, she told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, “They're like, 'He's working up another one, he's working up a whole Christmas album, it's gonna be huge,'" recounting that she later received a call from a friend conveying the news that Fallon expressed interest in collaborating with her.
Fallon joined the conversation, revealing to Kotb and co-host Guthrie that he initially "sent Meghan a voicemail of what [he] thought the song could be," titled ‘Wrap It Up.’
After playing the original voice memo, showcasing his acoustic vocals and eliciting laughter from Kotb and Guthrie, Fallon humorously added, "Let's just say, I didn't hear back from Meghan Trainor for three months."
Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor talk to Hoda and Savannah about how their Christmas song “Wrap Me Up” came about!
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 5, 2023
Jimmy even plays the first voicemail he sent to Meghan with a very loose idea of what the song could be 😂 @meghan_trainor @jimmyfallon @FallonTonight 🎁 pic.twitter.com/fgwHAufLlf
Trainor explained that she "didn't know how to respond."
"I was like, okay, I have to fix this, and then I have to respond like, 'That was so good, Jimmy!'" she joked.
Trainor mentioned suggesting a "doo-wop thing" instead.
Eventually, the two got on a call together, with Fallon recalling Trainor telling him that she "worked on a scratch too."
He added, "And her scratch is 1,000 times better. It was basically the song."
Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor talk to Hoda and Savannah about how their Christmas song “Wrap Me Up” came about!
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 5, 2023
Jimmy even plays the first voicemail he sent to Meghan with a very loose idea of what the song could be 😂 @meghan_trainor @jimmyfallon @FallonTonight 🎁 pic.twitter.com/fgwHAufLlf
Meghan Trainor shed light on wanting ‘four’ children
While discussing her new holiday song, Meghan Trainor also opened up about her wish to have four children.
She confirmed that her new holiday song features her son, Barry.
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She told Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, “I need a daughter to even it out, you know? I want four kids.”
Trainor continued, “All boys or whatever they want to be. Four!”
Kotb questioned, “Why that number?”
Trainor responded, “I was one of three and I loved it but there was a lot of two against one,” adding, “I was the only girl, so it was always them against me.”
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Hager chimed in asking, “BTW, they are your best friends?”
Trainor said, “And now they live with me and I won’t let them leave me because I have finally gained their friendship.”
She added, “So, I’m like, ‘You’re my best friend and I’m yours.’”