LDL. 🇺🇸 FANS ERUPT: CeCe Winans’ National Anthem Just Made Thanksgiving History — and Nobody Was Ready for It 🇺🇸🔥
Gospel icon CeCe Winans left Detroit’s Ford Field stunned with her emotional rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner on Thanksgiving Day. The 61-year-old powerhouse was given the honor of performing the national anthem ahead of the festive day’s early game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. She certainly made the most of the spotlight.
Winans captivated the audience and left some visibly emotional. Fans immediately took to social media, sharing an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the performance. “That’s the best national anthem performance of all-time,” one fan wrote. Another added, “CeCe Winans just absolutely slayed the national anthem.”
The calls for her to take the biggest stage of all began almost instantly. “Get this woman singing our national anthem at the Super Bowl, that was an incredible performance,” a third noted. On the field, players and coaches looked visibly moved by the stirring performance, with two Packers stars unable to take their eyes off the screen while she sang.
Singing the national anthem at a major sporting event can be a divisive task, with fans often quick to criticize any rendition they deem below standard. However, Winans avoided all criticism and quickly went viral for all the right reasons as families across America sat down to carve their turkeys. One fan even wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Brought this 22-year Navy veteran to tears! Wow.”
Another praised the rendition’s clarity, saying: “The only way the national anthem should be sung. Simple. Not all that extra stuff some pple be doing.” Winans is the most highly-decorated gospel singer of all-time, boasting 17 Grammy Awards and a remarkable 36 GMA Dove Awards. She is also an inductee of the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her Thanksgiving performance has now cemented her status as a favorite for future high-profile national anthem slots.
