Mariah Carey opens NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix

Mariah Carey will prove once again that she is the Queen of Christmas by opening NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix on December 25th.

The pop star will deliver a recorded performance of her record-breaking Christmas hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ ahead of the day’s two football games, marking a major move from Netflix into the world of sport.

On Christmas Day, the current Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, face the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1:00 p.m. ET, followed by a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET. And Carey isn’t the only diva gracing Netflix’s stream on December 25 – Beyoncé will be performing a live halftime show during the Ravens-Texans game. Since Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce is the Chiefs’ tight end, maybe she’ll be there too.

Carey is fresh off her biggest Christmas tour to date, celebrating the 30th anniversary of her iconic Christmas album, Merry Christmas. The lead single was, of course, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which was officially certified 16x platinum by the RIAA, making it the highest-certified single of all time by a female artist.

In addition to streaming on Netflix, Christmas Day games will be televised in competing team cities (CBS affiliates Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Houston) and will be available on NFL+ on mobile devices in the United States

NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix is ​​part of a three-year deal between the streamer and the league that also calls for Netflix to air at least one holiday game in 2025 and 2026. At the time of the deal, it was reported by The Wall that it cost Netflix around $150 million in total, according to the Street Journal.