Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Masked Singer season 12, episode 9, “Peanuts Night.”

There was a lot to be thankful for this week Masked singer episode – not only was it the Group C finale, complete with epic performances and a Battle Royale, but the entire Peanuts gang also stuck around during all the Thanksgiving festivities.

After all, nothing says “Thanksgiving” quite like it A Charlie Brown Thanksgivingthat has provided more than 50 years of family fun, traditions and memories. To kick off the episode, the Peanuts characters joined panelists Rita Ora and Robin Thicke on stage as they celebrated Turkey Day with their falsetto-filled rendition of “You Make My Dreams Come True” by Daryl Hall and John Oates .

In one of the season’s sweetest moments, the panelists’ families – including Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg’s husband Donnie, Ora’s husband Taika Waititi, Ken Jeong’s wife Ho and dog Mocha, Thicke’s children and some from host Nick Cannon’s brood (we didn’t have all day, after all) – submitted heartwarming and hilarious videos in honor of the holiday and their respective Masked cast member.

The rest of the episode featured the Group C finale, and the celebrities gave fitting Thanksgiving-themed cues, scoring hits like “I Hope You Dance” (Strawberry Shortcake), “Holiday” (Royal Knight) and “Ho Hey” ( Sherlock dog).

Since the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell was already being used, two people had to go home to make way for a final quarterfinalist, and Royal Knight was the first contestant to be sent home. The guesses for her were a bit all over the place: Ora picked Anna Faris, Jeong picked Kelly Ripa, and Thicke guessed Busy Philipps. In the end, McCarthy-Wahlberg earned herself a second Thanksgiving contribution, as she rightly claimed that Royal Knight was a singer, best-selling author and One Tree Hill star Jana Kramer (see our interview with her below).

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This sent Sherlock Hound and Strawberry Shortcake to the final Battle Royale of the season to each perform their version of Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers”. In the end, Sherlock Hound was sent to the pound, and some panelists had even more to be thankful for when it came to their guesses. Although McCarthy-Wahlberg and Ora were wrong in their assessments of Scott Stapp and Hozier, respectively, both Jeong and Thicke correctly picked former professional baseball pitcher and musician Bronson Arroyo.

That’s how the Group C finals ended, meaning Strawberry Shortcake is the final quarterfinalist to join Goo, Buffalo and Wasp in next week’s episode “Quarterfinals.” Prior to that, Entertainment weekly caught up with Kramer to consume her Masked singer experience, dish on how it compared to Dancing with the starsand what the latest update is on the One Tree Hill restart.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What made you want to do it as an artist? The Masked Singer?

JANA KRAMER: I just thought it would be so much fun. My kids and I loved watching the show together as a family. It was just one of those shows where I thought, man, it would be so much fun to go there and it’s such a wild idea, such a wild show, but just have fun.

Did your kids know you were doing it or will it be a big Thanksgiving surprise for them this week?

No, I told them, I had to tell them clearly that I was going to Los Angeles to film and that they would be on a beach trip with their father. And so they were so excited and I wanted them to be a part of it too, and see me in the costume, or help with ideas and things like that. So it was fun to have them be a part of it.

Your masked ambassador was Savannah Chrisley. Did you get to talk to her or compare notes before going on the show?

Savannah and I have been friends for a long time and we are both incredibly busy. But I texted her and said, “Hey girl, they showed me a list of people who could be my ambassadors. Mind if you do it?” And she says, “Absolutely.” So we texted and talked about it because she loves everything so much, and I have the kids too. So it’s one of those things where it’s just a text thing, but I love her and she’s a great girl. She was like, “Have fun, it’s great.”

You did that too Dancing with the stars. How did that experience compare The Masked Singer?

They were light years different in my opinion just because I felt like there was more pressure on them Dancing with the stars then with Masked singer. I mean, from the very beginning, the experience was so much fun. And I’m not saying that Dancing with the stars wasn’t fun, it was just more crowded. Of Masked singerit was like even the producers were saying, “Go out there and have a great time. Just go and pump up the crowd. Have fun.” And that was what mattered. And you also wear a mask so people don’t really know who you are. So it’s like you can actually go out and not really, I mean you still care, but you also go out and not all eyes are on just you because you can kind of hide under the mask , which is quite nice. And then Dancing with the starsit’s all you and all eyes are on you. Everyone knows it’s you, and that’s why they choose you from the first step you take. Of Masked singerit’s like just go out and have fun – I mean, some of the best singers have gone home quickly because they weren’t having fun – so I think it’s one of those things where it was definitely just more fun.

Participants usually tell me that singing with a mask on is strangely liberating, even for professional singers.

Certainly. When I do shows and stuff, I judge myself and I know I’m being judged on stage. And then with The Masked SingerI was like, I can just go out and have a good time and not care what anyone thinks. And if I don’t hit a perfect chord, that’s fine, because it’s all good. And I feel like I could sing better with a mask on, because I just didn’t have that insecurity.

What’s next for you and do you have any more updates on the One Tree Hill restart?

I mean, I’m not sure. Sophia (Bush) and I have definitely talked about it and they have great plans for the show, so hopefully my character (Alex Dupre) can come back one day. But we’ll see. And I have two films in the top of the year next year. I can’t talk about it yet, but I’m very excited. So I have some really cool projects coming up that I have to get ready for. And then we’ll see what’s next, and then the podcast (Whine down with Jana Kramer) always runs in the background.

What have you taken from you? Masked singer experience?

I think you should just go out, whether you have a mask on or not, just go out and have fun. I think we take things very seriously. And the show is about just having fun and lifting people up and putting a smile on people’s faces. And we can do that. We can do that at any time, not just on that stage. So I think it’s about remembering how much fun that was and that we can still do that (in life).

The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on Fox.