How Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's Blended Family Celebrated “Hummingbird Christmas”

Jennifer Lopez gave details of her hummingbird-themed holiday season: "We have blended families, doubled the people, doubled the fun, doubled the love."

By Lindsay Weinberg Dec 27, 2022 12:40 AMTags
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Four months after celebrating their wedding in Georgia, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck rang in their first holiday season as a married couple. That meant movie nights, stockings, hot cocoa and a Christmas party, as Jennifer revealed in photos from her On The J.Lo newsletter.

While "sending a little holiday cheer" to her fans, J.Lo shared details of their first Christmas together as a "blended family," which includes her 14-year-old twins Emme and Max (who she shares with Marc Anthony), as well as Ben's kids Violet, 17, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10 (who he shares with Jennifer Garner).

"I've been hunkering down at home (and loving it) since I wrapped my last movie, just getting ready for the holidays!" J.Lo said, before sharing her theme for this year's Christmas, inspired by the song "Hummingbird" she wrote for her new album This Is Me…Now.

"To me, hummingbirds are messengers of love," she explained. "They're also the fastest bird but they always have time to stop, eat something sweet and smell the roses. I identify with them, but more than anything, whenever I see one, I feel like it's a sign from God that everything is going to be OK." 

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The 53-year-old continued, "So, I decided this year that the hummingbird would be a perfect theme. We have blended families, doubled the people, doubled the fun, doubled the love, doubled the presents and tripled the chaos!!"

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In addition to decorating a "hummingbird tree," she also channeled the tiny bird through the colors on the dress she picked out for her holiday party, she said. 

"It's a Gucci dress that I've had in my closet which I bought a year ago and I've been waiting for the perfect occasion to wear," Jennifer wrote. "I thought it was perfect for our Hummingbird Christmas Party." 

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It's a new tradition for the Lopez-Affleck household, as she recalled doing a "Christmas Edition Taco Tuesday" for the past eight years, "where we get together and dress up and sing Christmas carols."

"This was the first time in a long time we were able to get together with people that we haven't seen in forever," she went on. "The party was filled with family, friends, colleagues, and people we've known from over the years. We sang and danced and had the most amazing time!"

As J.Lo heads into the New Year, the singer is hoping her hummingbird theme conveys "that everything done in love and with love will always be OK." 

Her upcoming album This Is Me...Now was announced on the 20th anniversary of her 2002 album This Is Me…Then. It's expected out in 2023.

Keep scrolling to see more stars celebrating Christmas 2022.

Tarek El Moussa, Heather Rae El Moussa

"Dedicating this post to my wife who is an absolute rockstar," the HGTV star wrote alongside a Dec. 28 Instagram snap of the couple. "She manages to make every Christmas better than the last- even while being in her third trimester."

Harry Styles

The singer's mom Anne Twist shared photos of her holiday celebration with her son and daughter Gemma Styles, who brought along her boyfriend, Michal Mlynowski.

Janelle Brown, Madison Brush and Savannah Brown

The Sister Wives star, who separated from Kody Brown after nearly 30 years together in December, posted with daughters Madison Brush and Savannah Brown  for a festive family photo.

Jana Kramer, Jolie Caussin, Jace Caussin

The "Nicest Thing" singer and her two kids, Jolie, 6, and Jace, 4, celebrated Christmas morning on Dec. 26 after they spent the holiday with their dad, Mike Caussin.

Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Gideon Burtka-Harris & Harper Burtka-Harris

The family celebrated together in New York, along with pups Ella, Spike and Gidget.

North West, Chicago West, Kim Kardashian, Saint West & Psalm West

The Kardashians star celebrated at the family Christmas Eve party with her kids North West, Chicago West, Saint West and Psalm West.

Kim Kardashian, Psalm West and Saint West

Kim held hands with her sons on Christmas Eve.

Kim Kardashian & North West

The mother-daughter duo embraced a silly shot while dressed to the nines.

Jennifer Lopez

The singer threw a Hummingbird Christmas Party with family and friends. "This was the first time in a long time we were able to get together with people that we haven't seen in forever," she said in her newsletter. "We sang and danced and had the most amazing time!"

Tia Mowry

Nearly three months after the Family Reunion star announced she and husband Cory Hardrict were breaking up after 14 years of marriage, the actress shared a glimpse inside their Christmas celebration with their kids, Cree, 11, and Cairo, 4. "Family will ALWAYS be Family," she wrote alongside their Dec. 25 pics shared to Instagram. "Merry Christmas from our family to yours."

Christina Haack

The HGTV star, who shares daughter Taylor, 12 and son Brayden, 7, with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and son Hudson, 3, with ex Ant Anstead, celebrated a "wonderful Christmas Eve," with her three kids and husband Josh Hall.

Brooke Shields

"My heart is full this Christmas," the model, who is mom to daughters Rowan, 19, and Grier, 16, wrote alongside a photo of the trio. "Sending love to you and yours. May your day be full of happy."

Kate Hudson

The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star, who is mom to daughter Rani Rose, 4, with fiancé Danny Fujikawa, son Bingham, 11, with ex Matt Bellamy, and son Ryder, 18, with ex-husband Chris Robinson, shared a glimpse at the family's Christmas traditions, writing, "Sending you crazy joy from our nutty family to yours."

Heidi Klum

The model shared a photo of her family, wearing Santa hats and holiday-themed pajamas, in front of their Christmas tree.

Hilary Swank

The pregnant star showed off her baby bump in front of the tree, writing, "We couldn't wish for a more incredible miracle  So grateful for these two gifts of a lifetime!! Merry Christmas Everyone!! Wishing you all miracles in your own lives in whatever forms they take."

Britney Spears

Britney was zen on Christmas with husband Sam Asghari. "A little hike & a little meditation on Christmas Day goes a long way," he wrote on Instagram. "my wife is really becoming a meditation guru and I love it."

Halle Berry

The actress kept it casual with partner Van Hunt. As she captioned this selfie, "With bed hair and hoodie … We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!"

Simu Liu

Simu Liu and girlfriend Allison Hsu rang in the holidays at Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's party.

Diddy

The "Last Night" rapper shared a first glimpse at his newborn baby girl, Love, along with kids Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D'Lila and Jessie in their Christmas family photo.

Chrishell Stause

The Selling Sunset star shared a series of photos from the holiday spent with G Flip, writing, "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from sunny Australia! I hope you all are feeling the love-sending lots your way."

Nicole Kidman

The actress shared a glimpse of herself sitting in front of her well-decorated tree on Christmas Eve.

Elton John

"Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my wonderful fans," the singer captioned a Dec. 25 Instagram video of himself thanking his fans for their support. "Thanks for making 2022 my best year ever."

Tyra Banks

The legendary model struck a few cute poses while celebrating the holidays, calling herself "Tyra Claus" for the season.

Reese Witherspoon & Jim Toth

The actress once again proved she cloned herself in a picture with her kids Ava, Deacon and Tennessee.

Ava Phillippe, Deacon Phillippe & Tennessee Toth

"Wishing all of YOU a very Merry Christmas," Reese Witherspoon captioned a sweet snap of her kids, "and Happy Holidays from our family to yours ! 

Nick Cannon

The dad of 11, with one on the way, celebrated the holiday with his and Bre Tiesi's son Legendary Love.

Al Roker

After leaving the hospital earlier this month, the Today weatherman is happy to be home with family: "From our family to yours, #merrychristmas."

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos

"The Consuelos family (dogs lasted for one photo, kids for two)," joked the daytime talk show host.

Hoda Kotb

The Today show co-host was feeling, as she put it, "merry merry."

Mandy Moore

The singer-actress celebrated her first Christmas as a mom of two. "From our family to yours," she captioned the sweet snap of her with husband Taylor Goldsmith and sons Gus, 22 months, and Ozzie, 2 months. "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!"

 

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