Taylor Swift has always been good to her fans, but the singer went above and beyond the call when it came to 96-year-old Cyrus Porter, her oldest—if not most dedicated—fan.
Cyrus, who gained attention when he professed his love for Taylor in an interview with local Missouri news station KFVS earlier this year, got quite a surprise this Christmas. Showing up on his doorstep in New Madrid, Missouri, on December 26, Taylor made up for the belated holiday arrival with a present good enough to make Santa Claus jealous: gifting Cyrus and his family with a private performance.
And the singer didn’t just, well, sing for Cyrus, a World War II veteran. As documented on social media by Cyrus’s grateful family, after she entered the home to a chorus of screams, Taylor talked with Cyrus, posed for photos with the whole brood, and took a tour of Cyrus’s wall of WWII memorabilia.
Cyrus’s grandson, Robert Frye, captioned a photo of Taylor with a smiling Cyrus and the rest of the family close behind, “Taking selfies, holding babies, hugging grandpas and leaving lipstick marks. Taylor Swift does it all. Awesome [sic] day for my Popo!!”
Robert went on to call the visit a “Christmas miracle” on Twitter, thanking Taylor and writing, “My grandpa was so excited!!”
The round of hugs and introductions was hardly the peak of the excitement, especially once Taylor pulled out her guitar. The family pulled some chairs into the living room, and with Cyrus front and center, the songstress delivered an acoustic rendition of her hit “Shake it Off.” True to his reputation, the nonagenarian proved to be the biggest fan in the room, rising from his seat to do some shaking of his own at the rousing number.
