Travis Kelce Excited for First Holiday as Taylor Swift's Husband
Travis Kelce is excited for his first Christmas married to Taylor Swift, while one report claims the couple are weighing how to spend it with both families.
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Travis Kelce is already in the holiday spirit, and this year is extra special.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 37, is getting ready to celebrate his first holiday season as a married man with his wife, Taylor Swift, 36.
He opened up about his plans in a new winter campaign for Tommy Hilfiger, launched on Thursday, Nov. 5.
"I'm excited for my first holiday as a married man," Kelce said. "I love all the old traditions and can't wait to start some new ones."
"I start celebrating as that tree goes up"
Kelce made it clear he's not one to wait until the last minute to get festive.
"I start celebrating as that tree goes up," he said.
In the Tommy Hilfiger ad itself, the football star described his ideal day. "Hi, I'm Travis Kelce and this is my perfect holiday," he said. He said it would include a night game on Christmas Day with his entire family.
Reports also say his mom's blueberry muffins are part of his ideal holiday morning.
A Christmas night game, but not this year
Kelce's "perfect holiday" is a wish for now, not a plan. The Chiefs do not have a game on Christmas Day this year, which falls on a Friday. Kansas City instead hosts the New England Patriots on Monday, Dec. 21, and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Dec. 27.
Whose family gets Christmas?
Behind the holiday excitement, there is also a question about where the newlyweds will spend the day. Both have large, high-profile families: Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, and brother, Jason Kelce, and Swift's parents, Scott and Andrea Swift, and brother, Austin Swift.
According to gossip columnist Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice newsletter, as reported by Star, a source close to the situation claimed the couple are wrestling with where to spend Christmas because neither wants to disappoint their parents. "They want everyone to feel included," the source claimed.
A second, unnamed source told Shuter the couple are considering hosting Christmas themselves and bringing both families together. "It's about creating one big family Christmas," that source said.
These claims are unconfirmed. We have not seen a response from Swift, Kelce or their representatives, and neither has publicly confirmed any holiday plans. For now, all that is on record is Kelce's own description of his "perfect holiday" in the Tommy Hilfiger ad.
Kelce's second Tommy Hilfiger campaign
The holiday ad marks Kelce's second campaign with Tommy Hilfiger. His first ran in September.
The brand launched its winter campaign, called "The Perfect Holiday," on Thursday, Nov. 5, with new videos set to follow weekly through the holidays. Kelce first signed on with Tommy Hilfiger as a global ambassador and creative collaborator in March, then starred in the brand's fall 2026 campaign before joining the winter promotion.
In a promo video shared on the brand's Instagram, Kelce also talked about a favorite childhood holiday tradition and jokingly asked whether Tommy Hilfiger makes Christmas-themed onesies.
The winter campaign also features K-pop star Jisoo, actor Arón Piper, content creator Quenlin Blackwell and New York Knicks guard Josh Hart, along with Liverpool soccer players Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Jérémy Jacquet.
In one campaign photo, Kelce lounges on a striped outdoor sofa in a classic navy peacoat layered over a cream turtleneck sweater, a polished preppy look that fits the brand.
A whirlwind year for the newlyweds
It has been a huge year for the couple.
Kelce and Swift announced their engagement on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, with a joint Instagram post.
They married on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Swift's representative confirmed that actor Adam Sandler, a friend of the couple, officiated the ceremony. Outlets reported that around 1,000 guests attended, though the couple has not confirmed a number.
Stevie Nicks performed at the reception, which Good Morning America host Robin Roberts confirmed on July 4. Reports citing sources say Paul McCartney also sang.
About four months later, the newlyweds are heading into their first holiday season as husband and wife.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement on Instagram.
Their love story started with a friendship bracelet. In July 2023, Kelce revealed on his New Heights podcast that he had tried to give Swift a bracelet with his phone number on it at one of her Eras Tour shows in Kansas City, but he didn't get the chance to meet her.
He got his shot soon after. Swift later told Time that she and Kelce started hanging out right after he mentioned her on the podcast, and she showed up to cheer him on at a Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 24, 2023, when Kansas City beat the Chicago Bears 41-10.
The couple soon became one of the most talked-about pairings in pop culture. She was there on Feb. 11, 2024, when Kelce and the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
From that first bracelet attempt to Madison Square Garden, their relationship has played out partly in public, which makes the quiet, family-focused holidays Kelce describes feel even more special.
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Taylor's Christmas tree farm roots
Kelce isn't the only holiday lover in the house.
Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania. She even wrote about it in her 2019 song "Christmas Tree Farm."
In a 2013 interview, she said, "I grew up on a farm. It was a Christmas tree farm though, so that's why I'm sort of obsessed with Christmas." She added that she loves the holiday feeling, with everybody buying gifts for each other. So it's safe to say the couple shares a love for the season, and this year, they'll get to start their own traditions together as husband and wife.
Their winter memories together
Kelce and Swift have already made plenty of sweet winter memories.
Last year, while they were engaged, Swift attended Kelce's Christmas Day game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, where the Chiefs lost to the Denver Broncos.
Kelce has also given fans a rare look at their cozy moments together. In one photo from a July 2025 Instagram post, the pair posed on an ice rink at night. Kelce wore a colorful mountain-print jacket and a hat with floppy ears while holding a hockey stick, while Swift wore a shearling-trimmed leather jacket and a fuzzy black hat, kicking up one skate for the camera.
That photo was part of a 13-picture Instagram post on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Kelce captioned it, "Had some adventures this offseason, kept it 💯." It was the first time he had posted photos of Swift on his main Instagram feed.
That holiday kiss
One of the couple's early holiday moments came in December 2023.
After the Chiefs lost 20-17 to the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, the couple headed to a pop-up Christmas bar in Kansas City.
NFL barber Patrick Regan later shared a photo from that night on Instagram, showing Swift kissing Kelce on the cheek at the Christmas bar.
Regan wrote in the caption on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023: "Thanks @taylorswift for the Pics of the Gameday Freshy for @killatrav."
Patrick Regan's Instagram post. Swipe to the last photo to see the kiss.
Old traditions, new traditions
For Kelce, this holiday season is all about mixing the old with the new.
He says he loves the old traditions. His idea of a perfect holiday has him surrounded by his entire family, with his mom's blueberry muffins on the morning menu. Now, as a married man, he says he can't wait to start some new traditions.
And by his own account, the celebrating starts as soon as the tree goes up.
Between the Chiefs' season, his new Tommy Hilfiger campaign and his first holiday season as a husband, Kelce's calendar is already full, and he sounds thrilled about every part of it.
