Although Thanksgiving Eve has not yet been recognized by everyone as a holiday in its own right, the National Football League is instituting what it calls a new NFL holiday tradition — a halftime performance by a major musical act for the game streaming on Netflix the night before turkey day. The artist selected for […]
U2 to Play Halftime Show for NFL’s Thanksgiving Eve Game in What League Calls ‘a New NFL Holiday Tradition’
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