Here’s how to watch the NFL’s Christmas Day games—and Beyoncé’s halftime show, of course

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This holiday, the NFL is giving us the gift of a Beyoncé performance on Christmas Day.

The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is set to headline the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans halftime game on Dec. 25 after the Kansas City Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier in the day. Both games will feature a special pre-game performance of “All I Want for Christmas” by the one-and-only Queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey.

The two big Christmas Day games will stream live on Netflixwho told CNN via a representative that they have optimized their technology to ensure a smooth viewing experience following the allegedly glitchy Logan Paul-Mike Tyson fight.

While it remains to be seen if Taylor Swift will attend the Chiefs game to support Travis Kelce, there’s sure to be plenty going on amid the festivities. How to see and what you need to know.

The Ravens-Texans and Chiefs-Steelers games will both be streamed exclusively on Netflix for subscribers only.

Both games will also be available in each team’s market on their local CBS station. For the Chiefs-Steelers game, local viewers in Kansas City can watch it on KCTV and on KDKA in Pittsburgh. For the Ravens-Texans game, local viewers can watch it on WJZ in Baltimore and KHOU in Houston.

Each game will also be available to watch on mobile devices through NFL+ in all markets.

The Chiefs-Steelers game starts at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT and the Ravens-Texans game starts at 4:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. PDT.

You can catch Beyoncé’s halftime show during the Ravens-Texans game, which starts at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Houston native Beyoncé will likely show some pride for the home team as the game takes place at Houston’s NRG Stadium.

The performance will mark the first time Beyoncé will perform songs from her hit album “Cowboy Carter” live. According to NetflixQueen Bey also has some surprises in store and is expected to bring some special guests. “Cowboy Carter” was released in March and has earned 11 Grammy nods.

Beyoncé is also quite familiar with being an NFL halftime show performer. The Grammy winner headlined the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans and joined Coldplay and Bruno Mars on the field during the 2016 Super Bowl show.

Mariah Carey, another queen, will also be part of the NFL’s Christmas Gameday event with a performance of her iconic Christmas hit “All I Want For Christmas is You.” Carey will “bring her signature blend of glamor and Christmas cheer” in a pre-recorded performance which will be screened twice – prior to both live games – according to Netflix.

The performance also marks a very special milestone, as the song turned 30 this year.

How will Netflix prevent technical issues and buffering?

After what turned out to be a bit of a faulty viewing experience for the tens of millions of people who tuned into Netflix’s live stream of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in November, the streamer told CNN they are taking steps to ensure a smooth viewing experience for everyone tuning in to the Christmas Day games.

A representative for Netflix told CNN that, based on what they learned from the Paul-Tyson fight live stream, they have made additional optimizations to their systems to improve viewing quality and better handle the large viewership that the NFL games are expected to draw. .