Snoop Dogg delivered on his promise to serve “vacation magic Santa can’t slot in a bag” together with his halftime present throughout Netflix’s NFL Christmas Sport Day.
The rapper, whose “Vacation Halftime Occasion” streamed stay on Thursday throughout the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings recreation in Minneapolis, featured a mixture of his classics, in addition to Christmas favorites.
The section started with Snoop Dogg’s longtime pal Martha Stewart studying a particular Christmas story.
“I sprung from my mattress, and stated, ‘What’s cracking?’ Hailing from the one and solely LBC, give it up for Snoop D.O. double G,” Stewart learn from a guide.
Viewers then noticed a picture of a canine that morphed into Snoop Dogg, who was standing on the soccer subject. He was joined by a marching band, backup singers and a choir, all sporting festive white and crimson apparel.
“Minnesota is aware of how you can celebration,” the choir sang alongside Snoop, who sported an extended crimson coat and pants.
“It is Christmas, and we’re about to do a few of my favourite Christmas songs,” the artist stated.
Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers behind HUNTR/X from Netflix’s fashionable animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” joined the rapper on stage, sporting all white for a “The Twelve Days of Christmas” efficiency.
Nation artist Lainey Wilson, who entered the sphere in an illuminated sleigh, carried out “Santa Claus is Coming to City” as Snoop Dogg danced subsequent to her.
The present closed out with a efficiency from Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo, who made a shock look to carry out a canopy of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.”
The duo stood alongside Snoop, Wilson and HUNTR/X on a podium as faux snow fell from the sky.
“From my household to your loved ones, Merry Christmas,” Snoop Dogg stated.
Earlier on Christmas, Kelly Clarkson kicked off Sport Day with a pre-recorded efficiency of her vacation hit, “Beneath the Tree.”
The quantity, which performed earlier than the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Commanders recreation, featured the Emmy and Grammy Award–successful star descending from the sky in a sleigh in a white bedazzled costume.
Clarkson, joined by a band and back-up vocalists, sang the quantity in entrance of a super-sized Christmas tree on a snow-covered soccer subject.
Followers had been seen within the crowd cheering Clarkson on, as precise cheerleaders from the 4 taking part in groups danced alongside to her well-known powerhouse vocals.
NFL gamers from the 4 groups additionally appeared all through the track, together with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who confirmed off their soccer maneuvers in entrance of enormous wrapped presents.
Netflix has just lately ramped up its stay programming choices, with final yr marking the primary time the streaming large hosted the NFL’s two marquee Christmas Day video games. Beyoncé headlined the halftime present throughout the latter recreation, performing tracks from her “Cowboy Carter” nation album. The video games racked up 65 million mixed viewers, setting streaming data.
This yr’s NFL video games streamed simply hours earlier than Netflix is about to drop the primary batch of ultimate episodes of its hit TV collection “Stranger Issues.”
