The National Football League(NFL) announced that rapper Snoop Dogg will be the star of the halftime show for the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions Christmas game on December 25.
“The NFL and your Uncle Snoop on Christmas Day. We’re serving up music, love and good vibes for everyone to enjoy. That’s the kind of Christmas magic Santa can’t carry in a bag,” stated the ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ performer.
Snoop Dogg and his link to the NFL
Snoop Dogg is one of the artists with a close relationship with the NFL.
He performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar, in an event that celebrated hip-hop.
The singer has also been the presenter of the ‘NFL Honors’, a ceremony in which the league recognizes its most outstanding stars every year.
For this Christmas Day, the NFL scheduled three Week 16 games through the Netflix streaming platform.
Here’s what the NFL’s Christmas Day will be like
The Washington Commanders will host the Dallas Cowboys and the Lions will visit the Vikings.
Game that will have the ‘Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party’ (Snoop Dogg’s Holiday Halftime Party).
Closing out the holiday season will be the night game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos.
A lineup that, according to the platform and the NFL, will strengthen the bond with fans on these traditional dates.
“Christmas Game Day just got a whole lot cooler. We’re bringing together two global cultural giants, the NFL and the incomparable Snoop Dogg, who will present the hottest halftime show.”
“This is the best gift for all fans,” said Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer.
The NFL Christmas tradition
The NFL has had Christmas games on and off since 1920.
Although due to the number of teams and calendar design it was not common for games to be scheduled on December 25.
Not even with the birth of the playoffs in 1932, when the calendar was extended to the second week of December if it coincided with Christmas.
It was not until 1971, with 26 teams, that the league had a pair of playoff games on December 25:
Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs, the latter lasting nearly four hours because it took two overtimes for the Dolphins to win 27-24.
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