Overview
- Clarkson’s prerecorded opener featured cinematic touches, including a sleigh descent to a snow-covered stage and a reveal inside a Netflix snowglobe.
- Her segment led into the Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders kickoff in Landover, Maryland, with the Cowboys Cheerleaders appearing on screen.
- “Underneath the Tree” is from Clarkson’s 2013 Christmas album Wrapped in Red and has become a seasonal staple.
- Netflix’s Christmas Gameday also scheduled Snoop Dogg, Lainey Wilson, and K-pop vocalists EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami for the second game’s halftime.
- The doubleheader streamed globally, with the Vikings–Lions matchup following from Minneapolis at 4:30 p.m. ET.