Lainey Wilson Delivers Festive Halftime Performance With Surprise Guest

Lainey Wilson took the stage (rather, she took the sleigh) to deliver a festive performance during Snoop Dogg’s Holiday Halftime Party on Christmas Day on Thursday (December 25).

The reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year performed “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” during the genre-spanning show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings faced the Detroit Lions, earning a 23-10 victory at the team’s home stadium. Former NFL quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges returned to the field when he made a surprise appearance during fiancée Wilson’s halftime performance. Hodges paired his cowboy hat with a Santa suit during the show. He commented on Wilson’s Instagram post afterward, “love spending Christmas with you. And Snoop ❤️”

Wilson and Hodges began dating in 2021. They've since reminisced on their first date together in separate interviews. Wilson and Hodges announced earlier this year that they were engaged. The “4x4xU” superstar later shared that she and Hodges got engaged at late legend George Jones’ estate in Franklin, Tennessee, outside of Nashville, and said she might have manifested her stunning engagement ring with a joke early in the couple’s relationship. Wilson added that the engagement “could not have been more perfect.”