This December the traditional competitive holiday spirit won’t come down to an intense family game of scrabble or charades, rather ‘Tis the season to play FIFA 15. In their latest commercial EA SPORTS incites some holiday rivalry with an epic festive match-up between Lionel Messi and Eden Hazard. 

The 50-second film, created by EA SPORTS and Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, sees Messi take on Hazard, all while being cheered on by holiday decorations, gingerbread men and snowman cupcakes all singing a festive rendition of ‘Deck The Halls’ aptly renamed ‘Kick The Balls’. 

The ‘FIFA 15 Holiday Commercial – Messi vs Hazard’ is live now in the USA and across Europe, while fans all over the world can join in the holiday cheer and watch it on the EA SPORTS FIFA YouTube channel.