Lindsay Lohan on Her New Christmas Movie, Returning to Acting, And If She’d Ever Remake ‘Freaky Friday’

Now, I love the car scene in the film, when you sing along to “Jingle Bell Rock.” Was that an intentional nod to your iconic Mean Girls dance sequence?

In the moment, I think the director knew that it was intentional, but I was in character, so I wasn’t thinking about it. Then when we did it, on the second take, it clicked. I was like, “Wait, where are we going with this?” Then I was like, “It would be funny if I did the Mean Girls dance at the end of the movie. Or I should [record] the song.” And it was a total joke. But after they finished the movie, they were like, “Will you please do it?”

I love that you ended up recording it as a single. I’ve always loved your music, and it’s been a minute since we got a new track. How was it, stepping back into the studio?

It was nerve-wracking because I haven’t been in the studio in so long. My sister, Aliana, did two songs for the movie, so I was betting on her doing it—and me getting away without having to do it! But then I was like, okay, this is my first movie in a while, and I did sing a lot on my movie soundtracks [in the past], so I might as well give it to my supporters and go all-in.

Do you think you’ll make more music in the future?

I don’t know—we’ll see.

Did you ever expect that Mean Girls scene to become as iconic as it is now?

I never expected it, and it still to this day makes me so happy! It’s such a blessed feeling to see how it makes people feel, and just the fact that people get dressed up as any of the Mean Girls characters—it’s really opened so many doors for all of us in so many ways.

I want to ask you a few general holiday questions. Are you crazed for Christmas?

I’m crazed for Thanksgiving. I love Christmas, but I love Thanksgiving based on the food. I love family getting together and cooking. It’s so nice being with family, and making it a point to be with family on holidays. Now I have a niece, so she gets to do everything for the first time. It’s really an exciting thing.