Selena Gomez headed back to her home state of Texas on Thanksgiving to help kick off the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle campaign with a [article id="1718240"]halftime performance[/article] at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

She strutted her way through a three-song set at the 50 yard line, backed by an army of dancers, flag bearers and cheerleaders, kicking things off with "Like a Champion" -- a phrase the Cowboys haven't been able to utter in almost two decades -- then shedding her leather skirt midway through "Slow Down" to reveal some leather hot pants (NFL commish Roger Goodell probably held his breath for a sec) while fireworks flared.

Surrounded on the field by fans, Gomez wrapped up her brief performance with her biggest hit, "Come & Get It," which sadly, was not amended for the holiday (no "turkey and stuffing" in the chorus), and then, as the folks in Cowboys Stadium cheered, she wished them -- and everyone waking up from their post-turkey comas at home -- a "Happy Thanksgiving!"

Gomez's performance was just the second course of a day-long pop-culture feast: Ariana Grande, Austin Mahone and others started Turkey Day off with appearances in the [article id="1718260"]Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[/article] and Lady Gaga (and the Muppets) will bring things to a close later this evening with a star-studded [article id="1717428"]Thanksgiving special[/article].

It's a full day of TV. Better go refuel for the second half.