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Christmas may be over, but the NFL keeps delivering gifts. After the must-see Cowboy Carter Christmas games, football fans have three more reasons to celebrate before the New Year. On Dec. 28, get your favorite jersey ready, order some wings, and kick your feet up, because an all-day NFL triple header is on the way. And one of the best, most affordable ways to watch is on Sling TV.
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Signing up for Sling TV, fans won’t miss any of the action as the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals face off to keep their playoff chances alive, the Los Angeles Rams look to improve on their win streak with a victory against the Arizona Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Chargers fight to maintain their playoff spot against the New England Patriots.
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You can catch all three NFL games streaming on Sling TV. Not subscribed? Here’s everything you need to know to watch football on the streaming platform below.
How to Watch NFL Triple Header on Sling TV
Want to catch the NFL triple header on Dec. 28? Subscribing to Sling TV Orange + Blue grants you access to ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, TNT and Fox, as well as live TV and local cable channels so you’ll never miss another NFL or college football game again. Compared to other platforms like YouTube TV — which just announced a price hike for their streaming service — plus DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV, Sling offers affordable options and discounts for first-time subscribers. For Sling TV Orange + Blue plan, get 50% off your first month, starting at $30/month (it increases to $60/month afterwards).
You’ll not only have access to more local networks like NBC, but many cable networks, including NFL Network, FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, Cartoon Network, Fuse, CNN, Food Network and many others.
Sling lets you livestream the NFL games on your phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV (via the Sling app). It’s the easiest way to watch this week’s MFL triple header online without cable.
Ring in the new year with more NFL football on Sling TV. See full details here.
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One of the country’s favorite Christmas traditions is back for another year, as the 2024 edition of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade returns to the airwaves.
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Elton John, Carly Pearce, John Legend and SEVENTEEN are among the artists performing on this year’s show, which airs on Christmas morning, Wednesday, December 25 at 10 a.m. ET on ABC. You can watch Disney’s Magical Christmas Day Parade on TV through your local ABC affiliate.
How to Watch Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade Online
Want to watch Disney’s Christmas Day Parade online? Livestream the ABC airing by using a streaming service like DirecTV Stream. The live TV streamer includes a live feed of ABC as part of its channel lineup, so you can watch Disney’s Magical Christmas Day Parade online without cable. Even better: DirecTV Stream has a five-day free trial that you can use to livestream the parade online for free.
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You can also watch the Magical Christmas Day Parade live online with Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service gets you all of Hulu’s on-demand content as well as 90+ live television channels, including ABC. Hulu + Live TV has a three-day free trial that you can use to stream Disney’s Christmas Day special on ABC for free.
The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade will also be available to stream free for Disney+ subscribers beginning at 11 a.m. ET on December 25. Not a subscriber? Sign-up for Disney+ starting from $9.99/month to watch the Disney Christmas parade online and on-demand.
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade 2024: Hosts, Performers
The 2024 Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade returns this year with Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro as hosts, along with performances from Elton John, Andy Grammar, John Legend, Carly Pearce, Pentatonix, Anika Noni Rose and SEVENTEEN (performing Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”).
They will be joined by the cast of Descendants: The Rise of Red, and by a number of Disney on Broadway stars, who will perform a holiday medley.
See a teaser for Disney’s Christmas Day special below and stream the parade live online with DirecTV Stream or on-demand through Disney+.
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Get ready to relive the magic of Wicked from the comfort of your home. The instant box-office hit, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, could be coming to streaming before you know it. Fresh off the heels of the new Lego Emerald City set, Amazon has unveiled a limited-edition Wicked box set that features a 4K UHD Blu-ray of both the theatrical version and a “sing-along” edition, exclusive merch, collectables, and gold-tone metal bookends.
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While the film is still shattering records in theaters, the Amazon listing displays a March 31 shipping date for Blu-rays. Could this also be Wicked‘s digital and physical release date? Universal Pictures has yet to officially announced a physical release, but most films usually have a 90-day theatrical run and March would align with the musical’s window on the big screen before hitting digital and streaming services.
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While we wait for an official release date announcement, learn how you can pre-order and start prepping for Wicked’s inevitable streaming debut below.
How to Stream Wicked Online
With a possible streaming and digital release on March 31, here’s all the ways you may be able to stream Wicked online. Since the musical is a Universal Pictures release, Wicked will most likely be available online through NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock.
For just $7.99/month, Peacock offers live sports, original TV programming, movies and specials. Sign up now and start planning your Wicked sing-a-long party today.
VOD services like Amazon Prime and Apple have options to rent and purchase Wicked to watch at anytime on your smart TV, phone or tablet. Amazon already has the film available to preorder for $29.99 here.
Wicked: Part Two is set to premier in November 2025. To keep up the hype for biggest film of the year, here’s the original trailer for part one starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, alongside Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, and Ethan Slater.
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‘Tis the season for hard-hitting action on the gridiron! The NFL has two marquee games on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, featuring four AFC powerhouses, and a pair of powerhouse divas.
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For the first game, the Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the reigning Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey opening the show. And for the second game, the Baltimore Ravens (10-5) battle the Houston Texans (9-6) at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, with a much-anticipated halftime show from Beyoncé.
When Does NFL on Christmas Day Start?
The Chiefs vs. Steelers game broadcasts live, with kick-off at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, while Ravens vs. Texans starts at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.
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Coverage with a pre-game show for NFL on Christmas Day has a start time of 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
How to Watch NFL on Christmas Day Online
Both games can be found on Netflix. This is the first time the streaming service hosts live NFL games and the only way to watch the NFL on Christmas Day is with a subscription to Netflix. The games aren’t broadcasting nationally on NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, ESPN or NFL Network.
However, if you live in the metro areas of Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, or Houston, the games air on your local CBS affiliate — or Paramount+ for subscribers only. Sign up for a seven-day free trial to watch NFL on Christmas Day for free, if you live in the TV markets of the NFL teams playing on Wednesday, Dec. 25.
Moreover, you can also watch NFL on Christmas Day games on NFL+ starting at $6.99 per month month for the standard subscription, or $14.99 per month for NLF+ Premium.
With NFL+, fans can watch or listen to games live and on-demand, plus enjoy recaps and more.
How to Stream NFL on Christmas Day on Netflix for Free
Want to stream the NFL on Christmas Day online for free? While Netflix doesn’t offer a free trial to watch the games, you can still livestream it for free when you sign up for Verizon.
Sign up for Verizon and get free Netflix and Max for an entire year, as a benefit with the service. Once the 12 months is finished, you can either cancel, or keep the commercial-supported versions of both streaming services for just $10 per month altogether. That’s an over 40% discount on Netflix and Max.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile offers Netflix for free when you sign up for most of the Go5G plans — either the Go5G Next, Go5G Plus or Magenta Max plans.
Who Is Performing During NFL on Christmas Day Halftime Shows
During the double-header, there’s a number of performances throughout the NFL on Christmas Day. The day of NFL games starts with Mariah Carey performing “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” while the Voices of Service quartet performs the National Anthem before the Chiefs vs. Steelers game.
Additionally, pop group Pentatonix sings the national anthem before the Ravens vs. Texans game, while Grammy Award-winning recording artist Beyoncé performs during the game’s halftime show.
While she’s not scheduled to perform, it’s likely that Taylor Swift could make an appearance at the Chiefs vs. Steelers game since she’s dating star tight end Travis Kelce.
How to Buy NFL on Christmas Day Tickets Online
Want to attend the Christmas game in person? There are still last-minute tickets to the NFL games available via Vivid Seats (get $20 off purchases of $200 and over with code BB2024) and StubHub. Prices vary depending on the city and seats available.
Moreover, you can save $150 off when you spend $500 with promo code BILLBOARD150, or $300 off when you spend $1,000 with promo code BILLBOARD300 at TicketNetwork.com.
Starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, while Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans starts at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Dec. 25. Both games livestream on Netflix. Sign up for Verizon, or T-Mobile to watch the games for free.
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While discussing their new film A Complete Unknown with Billboard, Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning bounced around from Bob Dylan’s lyrics to Nicki Minaj’s legacy, Doechii’s rising stardom and a shared love for Mariah Carey’s music.
At the heart of the Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold, is the singer/songwriter’s early rise in Greenwich Village between 1961 and 1965 — a time when his words became rallying cries for a restless generation. For Chalamet, stepping into Dylan’s well-worn boots wasn’t a task he took lightly. He learned more than 40 Bob Dylan songs, not just to perform them, but to fully absorb their meaning. “It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, as an actor, just as a human. The metaphor I use… I am a huge Kid Cudi fan from my teenage years, right? And that’s the music that shaped me going into my adulthood. Into my adulthood, Bob Dylan shaped my worldview and his music — except at the end of that path, I’m embodying him.”
It was an unexpected comparison, but one that makes perfect sense. For a lot of people who grew up in the era of streaming playlists and viral music moments, Cudi’s lyrics became a sort of survival toolkit for navigating emotional turbulence. Dylan, in his own era, wasn’t so different: He wrote songs that made people feel seen, whether they were marching in protests or simply trying to make sense of their lives.
While Dylan’s music served as the foundation for his performance, the conversation seamlessly opened up to Billboard’s Top Female Rappers of 2024 list. Nicki Minaj secured the No. 3 spot, and Chalamet’s face immediately lit up. “I feel like as a LaGuardia grad, as a Barb — even if I get roasted saying that… maybe have to slot Nicki [hand gestures upward] — but I’m not gonna disagree with that. I don’t need to wade into those waters.”
The LaGuardia reference, of course, ties back to his roots in the performing arts school known for producing fiercely passionate performers. And let’s be honest: The image of a young Timmy rapping Nicki Minaj lyrics is almost too good to handle.
But it wasn’t just Chalamet bringing the music references; Fanning held her own in the musical conversation too. Her connection to Dylan predates the film, and she shared how she was introduced to his music while working on a movie with Cameron Crowe at just 13 years old. “I do not know all the facts of Bob [Dylan], but I was just a lover of his music. I was 13, Cameron Crowe introduced me to his music, I did a film with him [We Bought a Zoo], and he would play his songs all the time.”
There’s something inherently cinematic about that moment: a teenage Fanning being guided into Dylan’s world by a director synonymous with rock ‘n’ roll storytelling.
Fanning’s music taste isn’t limited to classic folk anthems; it thrives in the current moment too. As soon as we mentioned Billboard’s Top Female Rappers of 2024 list, her excitement was instant. She didn’t even wait to hear the full lineup before confidently declaring Doechii as her top pick (she landed at No. 6 on our list). “I got to see her perform… I got to meet her actually. She is beautiful, like I am obsessed with her.”
The conversation then took one final detour: astrology. As a fellow Aries to Fanning, Billboard‘s Cat Johnson couldn’t resist bringing up some of the most iconic Aries musicians: Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin and Elton John. When asked to pick her favorite Aries legend, Fanning didn’t hesitate: “Mariah is Mariah, like I love Mariah Carey.”
Beyond the fandom moments and Barb confessions, what stood out most about this conversation was how deeply both Chalamet and Fanning respect the music that shaped their roles. For Chalamet, learning Dylan’s songs wasn’t just preparation; it was an education. For Fanning, music became both anchor and an entry point into the world her character occupies.
This isn’t just another music biopic. A Complete Unknown feels like a love letter — to artistry, to rebellion, to the intangible power of music to move us, change us, and remind us who we are. Whether you’re a Dylan purist, a Barb, or someone who’s just stumbled upon Doechii’s music on your For You page, this film feels like it could speak directly to you.
Watch Billboard‘s interview with Chalamet and Fanning above.
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A local community theater director, accurately portrayed by Martin Short, comes in to critique a performance of A Charlie Brown Christmas in SNL‘s Peanuts Christmas sketch that aired Saturday night (Dec. 21).
The SNL ensemble is full of spot-on spoofs of Peanuts characters in the sketch (hats off to the wardrobe and props departments), and they’re bopping away to the classic theme song “Linus and Lucy.”
Drake Tuttle (Short, who hosted Saturday’s holiday episode of SNL) is joined by a self-proclaimed “genius” choreographer named Lestat (Bowen Yang). In full transparency, Tuttle discloses that they’ve been romantically involved. (They “used to date,” he says, “and our relationship is very weird.”)
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“Your principal hired me to direct your pageant,” he tells the Peanuts crew, to protests that Charlie Brown is their director.
“And I’m sorry to say he’s dead,” Tuttle announces, pausing for dramatic effect before adding, “to me.”
Tuttle tries to give notes. Lestat tries to incorporate modern hip-hip into the production. Nothing quite goes their way, until they discover their star: Snoopy (Kenan Thompson).
The sketch arrives while the soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas from the Vince Guaraldi Trio, originally released in 1965, currently sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart, thanks to the Christmastime popularity of the special.
Watch SNL‘s Peanuts Christmas below. For those watching with kids, be warned there’s some innuendo here, particularly when it comes to the jokes Short and Yang direct toward Schroeder — and unlike the actual animated Peanuts specials, what the grownups say can be heard on SNL‘s special.
For more holiday laughs, check out Saturday night’s Sábado Gigante Christmas Special sketch, and for a musical fix, don’t miss Hozier’s performance.
Sábado Gigante ended in 2015, but SNL brought the long-running variety show back to TV, at least via short-form comedy, this season.
Cast member Marcello Hernández plays Don Francisco in the Dec. 21 episode’s Sábado Gigante Christmas Special sketch, also starring guest Paul Rudd as a clueless audience member who doesn’t speak Spanish yet finds himself on the Sábado Gigante stage. It’s a reprisal of the role for Hernández, who first appeared as the Chilean TV star in an SNL sketch in October, when Nate Bargatze was the one who had no idea what was happening on Sábado Gigante.
Rudd, playing a man named Greg, is called to the stage as a contestant in Saturday night’s skit.
“Dónde está Greg?” Hernández announces, then waves “mi gringo favorito” over to the spotlight.
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“I’m not supposed to be here,” says Rudd, who looks lost. “I missed my flight out of Miami, and instead of a voucher, they gave me a ticket to this show.”Hernández, in a silly Santa hat, ignores him completely and instructs him to choose a number.
Rudd picks “uno.” This turns out to be an unfortunate choice: “Miami Frosty,” or Frosty the Snowman melting in the sun and crying, “Yo soy agua,” is unveiled, to Rudd’s discomfort. “Oh, Greg. Como se dice, ‘You killed him’?” Hernández asks with feigned horror.
Later in the segment, he realizes he’s being asked a question with a prize of $1 million and needs to give Hernández an answer — rápido. Unfortunately, this question proves to puzzle poor Greg.
Watch SNL‘s Sábado Gigante Christmas Special below. Elsewhere during Saturday’s holiday episode of SNL, which was hosted by Martin Short, Hozier performed his hit “Too Sweet” and a cover of The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York.”
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One of the most anticipated boxing matches of the year takes place today, as Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury meet in the ring in Saudi Arabia.
Fresh off the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing fight, Usyk and Fury meet for a rematch that was so highly-anticipated, it apparently had to wait until the end of the year to take place. Organizers are expecting a huge audience for Fury vs. Usyk 2, which is shaping up to be a competitive matchup. Want to watch the Fury and Usyk fight online? Here’s what you need to know.
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk Fight: Date, Time
The Fury vs. Usyk boxing fight takes place today, Saturday, December 21 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, with the main card (and Fury vs. Usyk) expected to take place around 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT.
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How to Watch Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk Rematch Online
This is an official pay-per-view event so the only way to watch Fury vs. Usyk 2 from the U.S. is by purchasing the PPV feed on DAZN. The PPV price is $39.99 and lets you livestream the Fury vs. Usyk fight on your laptop, phone, tablet or TV.
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While there may be free streaming links floating around on sites like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter), the only official live feed is through DAZN. There is no (legal) way to watch Usyk vs. Fury 2 online for free.
Usyk vs. Fury 2: Odds, Predictions
This is the second meeting between the two fighters this year: Usyk and Fury first met in May, with the undisputed world heavyweight title on the line and it was Usyk claimed the title, becoming the first four-belt champion in the division’s history.
Fury gets his chance to take the title back in today’s rematch, where a win will also make him a unified champion for the first time. Oddsmakers have Usyk though as the betting favorite, with Fury as the underdog.
Watch the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury’s rematch today on DAZN.