Madonna Channels ‘Santa Baby’ In A Christmas Family Photo With Her Children

Dec 28, 2022 by apost team

Madonna is known for her reign as a pop star with hits such as "Like a Virgin," "Material Girl," "Papa Don't Preach" and many others. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop," her music and style set trends that have influenced popular culture for decades after her prime. 

However, great music and iconic fashionable looks are not the only cultural contributions that the star has given the world. Madonna is also a mother to six children, with a mix of both biological and adopted children, resulting in a diverse and talented family. 

As the world has watched these kids grow up, it's become clear that all of Madonna's children have her confidence, sense of style and fashionable flair. Her children include Lourdes "Lola" Maria Ciccone Leon, Rocco Ritchie, David Banda Mwale Ciccone, Chifundo Mercy James, and twins Stella and Estere Ciccone. 

Like many mothers, Madonna is someone who always finds joy in showing the world, especially the millions of fans she has globally, how incredibly proud she is of her children. 

In celebration of Christmas 2022, the Queen of Pop posted a close-up video of her featuring four of her children — David, Mercy, and twins Stella and Estere for their holiday photo.  

Evidently, her two biological children — Lola and Rocco, seemed to be absent from the holiday family video. But despite this, Madonna seemed to be full of Christmas spirit as she celebrated gleefully with her children in the video.

The diverse family is now enjoying their time together despite the hardships their mother, Madonna, braved in the past just to keep them together. 

Madonna, 64, has not only a rich and fruitful discography but also a large family of six kids. However, Madonna's choice to adopt kids has brought her life plenty of challenges along the way. 

According to an interview with People Magazine, the music legend opened up on the difficulties of adopting her four younger children from Malawi, Africa, and the criticism she faced. 

"Every newspaper said I kidnapped him. In my mind, I was thinking, 'Wait a minute. I'm trying to save somebody's life.' I did everything by the book. That was a real low point for me. I would cry myself to sleep,” she said, referring to the adoption of her son, David Banda.

Her second daughter and fourth child, Mercy James, was adopted in 2007. Mercy's adoption was also a breakthrough for the people of Malawi as Madonna opened the first intensive care hospital two years after.

Ten years after, Madonna adopted the twins Stella and Estere.

"I can officially confirm I have completed the process of adopting twin sisters from Malawi and am overjoyed that they are now part of our family. I am deeply grateful to all those in Malawi who helped make this possible," she said in an Instagram post shortly after the papers for her youngest kids were finally settled.

Although Lola and Rocco were not present in the photo, Madonna's two eldest kids are also equally important to her. 

Madonna gave birth to Lola, now 26, born in 1996 with her then-partner, Cuban actor Carlos Leon. Lola has kept a pretty low profile over the years, although she has shared moments of her life on her Instagram. On the other hand, Rocco was her only child with Guy Ritchie, who she divorced in 2008, citing irreconcilable differences. 

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But despite the hardships that Madonna has withered through the years, she has remained headstrong and the sole provider for her six children. Surely, on Thanksgiving Day, 2022, Madonna was very thankful for the gift of life as she celebrated the holidays with her complete family. 

On her Instagram account, Madonna posted a carousel of photos of her children and their Thanksgiving celebration. 

Captioned, "What I'm thankful for," the pop icon shared photos of her children, including her firstborn Lola, looking as strikingly beautiful as her mom. On a rare occasion, Madonna also posted a photo of the seven of them, all dressed and glammed up for the occasion for a Thanksgiving family portrait. 

On Christmas 2022, the singer took to her social media accounts to give her followers a peek at the family's holiday celebrations. Madonna shared a close-up video on Instagram of herself wearing a Santa Clause hat while Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” played in the background, along with a selfie of her and her kids. 

Over on Twitter, Madonna, still wearing the same hat, posed in front of the Christmas tree with four of her children, all smiling while they each held personalized holiday ornaments that started with the letter of their names. 

Longtime fans were happy to see the adorable photo on social media and commented with greetings and praises for the wonderful family. 

"Beautiful Family!!!," a fan said.

"Madonna (‘s) provocation is an art in itself, and you keep reinventing; your inner self is a thing of beauty, your intellect, mindfulness, and the fact that you are a true artist that has many facets of only you will ever truly know. happy holidays, debs,” another commented

“Beautiful family queen. Happy Holidays for you!” some user posted. 

Aren't Madonna's children beautiful? What do you think of Madonna’s Christmas family photo? Let us know, and pass this on to your family, friends and other Madonna fans!