When the Chiefs’ creative team realized the team would play on Christmas in front of a global audience, the idea for a team-centric claymation short was born. “A Kingdom Christmas Story — Hail Merry” was released Tuesday on Christmas Eve on the Chiefs’ social media channels.

Just ahead of their Christmas Day game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Kansas City Chiefs released their new claymation short film “A Kingdom Christmas Story: Hail Merry.” In the short, Claymation versions of Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid,