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Inside Beyoncé’s Christmas Day Halftime Show: The Queen Is Home for the Holiday
Beyoncé turned NRG Stadium into the Beyoncé Bowl on Christmas Day, and Billboard was there to watch history in the making.
What made it even more special was that three of the group’s members — Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying — have their roots in Arlington, Texas, showcasing how the great state produces artists. Their voices were soft and enchanting, echoing through the stadium as well as the big screens, but the crowd was anxious, looking around — scanning the field, all thinking the same thing: Where’s Beyoncé? As “Texas Hold ’Em” marked the finale, Beyoncé rose above the stage on a platform before a massive “BANG!” banner dropped, and the wristbands across the stadium lit up in perfect unison.
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