Sara Ramirez's Silent Night/'Grey's Anatomy' Video

One of the things I really liked about the recent Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's episode of Grey's Anatomy -- "Holidaze" -- was the music. I went to the show's web page the day after it aired seeking to download several of the tunes (Ingrid Michaelson's Snowfall) used to amplify the mood during the emotional episode. (My favorite scenes involved Bailey and her dad, and Meredith and her de facto dad Richard).

What I was really seeking as I browsed through the list of tunes was the a cappella version of Silent Night sung by Sara Ramirez who plays Dr. Callie Torres. While I haven't yet found this particular recording made available in a downloadable form, ABC has posted a music video where scenes from the current season of Grey's are shown as we hear Ramirez's beautiful rendition plays. Enjoy.

Dr. Hahn Out of 'Grey's'

What a huge bummer.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the Dr. Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) -- who recently commenced a relationship with Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) on Grey's Anatomy -- will only appear in one more episode of the Thursday night drama. Following on the heels of the intensely moving scene from last week's installment, where Erica said she never realized she was gay (the "you are glasses" monologue), ABC execs apparently got cold feet about the character, according to Michael Ausiello who wrote:

"I'm told this was not [show creator] Shonda Rhimes' decision but rather an order that came down from the network. According to one Grey's source, the suits 'had issues' with both the explicit direction [Erica and Callie were] taking . . . and, more importantly, with the Hahn character in general."

I was fond of Erica's take-no-prisoners attitude in a world inhabited by thin-skinned egomaniacs. She was the only character who didn't seem, in any way, to be flaky or whiny.

Hopefully this doesn't mean that Callie will now be portrayed as someone who's floundering around, unsure of what or who she wants. Callie used to be a strong, maverick character, living and dancing in the hospital basement with abandon, until writers decided to make her rich and living the high life in a hotel, marrying George O'Malley on a whim.

Image credit: ABC.