Beyoncé Knowles-Carter took the stage at NRG Stadium on Christmas Day performing the halftime show at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game. The 32-time Grammy-winning artist began the performance by singing "16 Carriages" while riding a white horse into the stadium.

The singer performed 12 minutes of songs at NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston, mostly from her album Cowboy Carter. Before the project’s release in March, she wrote on Instagram that it was “born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed.” That led her to do a deeper dive into country music.

Merry Christmas, god bless y’all,” Beyoncé said at the end of the set, as she was raised high above the field on a white platform. Beyoncé is no newcomer to major NFL-rel