‘Tis the season to be jolly! Christmas is almost here and while we sip hot chocolate wrapped up in cozy, comfy blankets, those in the NFL will be busy working. We are talking about the players, sportscasters, NFL analysts, and hosts. The same goes for retired NFL player Jason Kelce, who is now a regular on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Countdown and found a way to embrace the Christmas spirit. Along with his ESPN crew, he turned into Santa. Santa Kelce!

He was at the Lambeau Field—the venue of the week 16 game between the Packers and Saints (the Packers eventually won 34-0). Kelce’s co-host on ESPN, Scott Van Pelt, took to his X handle to post a picture of the crew dressed as Santa and elves. Sharing a sneak peek of what ESPN had in store, he wrote, “Coming up on MNCD…”

And if you know Kelce, his fun-loving yet no-nonsense persona is always a highlight. Jason Kelce kept the holiday spirit alive with a lighthearted statement, and wrote on X, “SVP looked too good in the elf outfit. Buddy don’t hold a candle to Scott!!”

While fans loved Jason Kelce’s look as Santa, it was Van Pelt who stole all the limelight with his elf outfit. Honestly, the 58-year-old looked so cool, rocking his bright green and yellow elf outfit with his glasses and brown shoes. The matching hat was the cherry on top, and the snowfall in the background completed the Christmas vibe. But something more interesting took place at Lambeau Field.

Kelce was seen handing out cheese to the ‘cheeseheads’ a.k.a. the Packers fans.

In fact, their show opened with Santa Kelce singing a version of ‘Silent Night‘ and he also gave a shoutout to one of his co-hosts. “Marcus Spears, a.k. a. Swagoo / We will see you soon,” viewers heard Kelce sing. “Football is awwwww-some.”

Further, Kelce was seen sitting on the Monday Night Countdown analyst desk, still dressed as Santa. It seems he took the role quite seriously. While all this was going on, younger brother Travis Kelce couldn’t wait to see his brother dressed as Santa.

Travis Kelce was excited to see Jason’s antics; Will Taylor Swift attend the Chiefs-Steelers game?

While Travis Kelce will be busy with his NFL duties on Christmas, the Chiefs star does have some plans for the holiday as well. After all, it’s the festive season, and everyone deserves time with their families.

No wonder the Chiefs TE was excited to watch his big brother in Santa attire, and we get his excitement. Rocking the bright red suit with black boots, Jason Kelce looked adorable. Expressing his excitement for the upcoming Monday Night Football episode, Travis Kelce replied to Van Pelt’s post, “(laughing emojis) let’s gooo!! gonna have to tune in for this one!”

While the Chiefs player might not be able to catch his brother live, as he is most likely gearing up for the Steelers game (Dec 25), maybe he can discuss it on ‘New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce‘. And now that Jason’s sweetheart, Kylie Kelce, is back on the podcast too, it’s going to be triple the fun.

The Kelce brothers announced that they were planning on dropping a new podcast on Christmas with Kylie. New Heights’ X post stated: “You’ll… actually love… this episode. SCHEDULE REMINDER: The Christmas with Kylie Episode is dropping tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at the usual time (6:30am PT/9:30am ET).”

While Travis Kelce will be busy on Christmas, for Chiefs and Kelce fans, it’s going to be a whole lot of fun. After all, they will get to see him play. This also got many fans wondering if Taylor Swift would attend the game. After all, her Eras Tour, which was almost two years long, concluded on December 8 in Vancouver, Canada.

So, it doesn’t seem like she has her grueling tour schedule in the way. Also, let us not forget that last Christmas, the singer was present to support her beau and his teammates as they faced the Las Vegas Raiders. Unfortunately, the Chiefs lost the game 14-20.

Interesting Fact: The Kansas City Chiefs were one of the first teams to play on Christmas. They first played on the holiday against the Miami Dolphins in 1971, which turned out to be the longest NFL game in history (82 minutes and 40 seconds). However, the Chiefs lost 24-27 in double overtime. Their next Christmas game came in 2004. This time, the Chiefs defeated the Raiders 31-30. In 2016, they demolished the Broncos 33-10. But in 2023, they fell to the Raiders.