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NFL fans enjoyed a holiday treat as Beyoncé performed the halftime show for Netflix’s “NFL Christmas Gameday.”

This year, the streaming giant is hosting the two Christmas games between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.

The 32-time Grammy winner and 43-year-old pop superstar took the field at NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston halfway through the second game.

For the first time she performed live interpretations of tracks from her latest album. Cowboy Carter. She delivered a medley of songs from the album, including “16 Carriages,” “Blackbird,” “Levii’s Jeans” and “Texas Hold’Em,” and also welcomed guest stars Shaboozey and Post Malone. Her daughter Blue Ivy was among the dancers.

Beyoncé is no stranger to the NFL stage. She headlined the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show and also made a guest appearance when Coldplay headlined in 2016.

Other performances on Christmas Day included a pre-recorded recording of Mariah Carey’s holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” before the first game and the Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix singing the national anthem at the second game.

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