Taylor Swift's brother dressed as Santa to give Travis Kelce a Christmas gift

Straight outta the Christmas tree farm...

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Published on December 29, 2023 12:33PM EST

Karma is Taylor Swift's boyfriend, but Santa is her brother.

For Christmas 2023, Swift's sibling, Austin, dressed up as Santa Claus, full beard and all, wearing the red and gold colors of the Kansas City Chiefs. Austin accompanied his sister to the Christmas Day NFL game where she was cheering on her boyfriend, NFL player Travis Kelce.

Apparently, Austin went the ho-ho-whole way with his commitment to playing Old Saint Nick. He kept the suit later on to pull Kelce's Christmas gift out of a sack.

Kelce and his brother, Jason, also an NFL player, discussed the holiday merriment on their podcast, New Heights, where they were joined by Jason's wife, Kylie Kelce.

Taylor Swift and Austin Swift
Austin Swift and Taylor Swift.

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"That was a full commit, and I respect that," Kylie said of Austin's sartorial choices.

"It was a full commit," Travis agreed. "He killed it."

Kelce revealed that Austin brought some Christmas magic to their gift exchange. “He actually made me feel like a child because his gift to me was straight out of the bag,” Travis added. “And [he] handed me a VHS of my favorite football movie of all time, Little Giants.”

Taylor Swift and Austin Swift
Austin Swift and Taylor Swift.

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“No way! Way to go, Santa," Jason replied, while his wife added, "That's awesome."

Swift has been a fixture at Kelce's games this season since the two went public with their relationship. On Christmas Day, she wore a Santa hat with Travis' number, 87, embroidered on it.

The game didn't go as well as the gifting, however. The Chiefs lost to the Raiders, 20 to 14, in a disappointing upset.

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