Taylor Swift Surprises 96yo WW2 Vet & Superfan for Christmas - New Madrid, MO

Update: On December 12, 2019 Cyrus Porter passed away surrounded by his family.

******Look,YES, I know there is a screaming lady in this video. That’s established from the very beginning. Taylor Swift walked through our front door the day after Christmas. She’s excited, get over it and don’t be a jerk about it*****

Taylor Swift gave my grandpa a "Christmas Miracle" (copyright Robert Frye) and crashed our family Christmas. Here is her surprise entrance and musical number, plus a little of their initial conversation. Plus a few other cool things.

****I wanted to add a few things, most notably about Taylor Swift***

The reason I posted this video is to show you all Taylor Swift from our perspective. I did not do this for any type of notoriety or fame or whatever... I did this because I think it highlights the wonderful person Ms. Taylor Swift truly is...

The only impression we have of stars is what we see in the media and our interpretation of their social media accounts. IMO, that is a cruel and unfair way to judge a person. I have been fortunate enough in my life to come across a few celebrities and one thing I have learned is you cannot judge them until you experience them in person. It takes about 6 seconds to form a first impression.

Taylor Swift proved herself to be someone of very high integrity and character. She did not draw attention to herself when she entered the room, no "Hey look it's me, Taylor Swift"... She seemed flattered and appreciative from our thunderous cheering. She smiled and even appeared to blush a bit.... She even seemed humbled from our welcome. She never tried to direct the flow of the gathering, she simply said, "I can do whatever you all want, I am just happy to be here with you."

Her parents were there, they became part of the crowd, it was easy to see where she gets it from.. They were wonderful, friendly and just as humbled by us as we were by them.

She wanted to walk around the room, meet everybody and take pictures with us. She was very attentive to Popo, which was the reason she came in the first place. She ate fudge, She hung her coat on the kitchen table, she toured the house, she smiled, laughed and seemed genuinely interested in every single person there. If it weren't for the fact that she was Taylor Freaking Swift, we would have thought she was a friend stopping by to say hello.

IMO, Taylor Swift is a very down to earth young woman who faces intense scrutiny and judgement because of who she is. Everybody has two sides to them, a professional side and a personal side. We only see her professional side... WE..were fortunate enough to see her personal side and I can tell you one thing... She is a wonderful young lady who took time away from her family at Christmas to bring happiness to a family when they needed it the most.

She made our Popo happy, which made his family happy. We know there is no way to repay her for what she did, all we can do is be grateful she entered our lives for one hour on a Monday afternoon and made us forget, for just a moment, how tough the past year was.... something for which we will forever be grateful.

[googo]

This girl gets paid millions to perform these songs and here she is, giving a very personal impromptu concert for a vet and his family; how wonderful.

[liliguapa]

YouTube recommended this and I'm not mad at all. Taylor is the sweetest

[noaschomberg]

This s what the media doesn't see

[kivi]

I am just chilling and Youtube is like: ''HERE IS A VIDEO OF TAYLOR SWIFT BEING AN ANGEL FROM 3 YEARS AGO WATCH THIS''

[Domino]

So this is the world famous Taylor Swift. 2016 was her year, she was the highest earning celebrity on the planet with 170.000.000$, she was the #1 recording and touring artist worldwide with 1989. She was also the leading music artist in digital history by sold singles, the queen of the billboard music awards and just got a two digit number of grammys (first female to ever win 2 album grammys). This girl could enter this event like a god, showing each and every person that she is above them or playing the diva card. I know many female artists who have done so.

But not with Taylor. She enters the room calm and with a smile on her face. She doesnt set herself in the middle, she does everything make it the moment for the world war veteran and his wife. She is not annoyed by the screaming people, hugs them, respects them 100% and is so polite and eloquent. I love how she interacts with the young kids, so beautiful. She represents her family he best way possible in these moments, they can be really proud of her. Taylor is such a wonderful human being in so many aspects. I will be for ever a Swiftie.

[christianchimchim]

highest paid woman in industry
meanwhile gives free concerts to her fans💛out of good heart.taylor i love you

[zonuniralte]

Occasions like these are the reasons why I love Taylor more coz she's so appreciative of her fans

[reyganparina]

The lady with short hair is visual representation of all the swifties 💗

[detectivetaylorswift]

She just seems like that aunt everyone loves

[madison]

Imagine being at a family Christmas party then all of the sudden Taylor Swift walks in.... I would cry

[terribrown]

Taylor has lived with that kind of adoration for a while now and hasn’t lost her mind. She’s not a drug casualty or a drunk, but rather a great songwriter and a shrewd businesswoman.

[alexamaccormack]

See not only can she perform anywhere without even warming up, but she has the biggest heart and visited a kind veteran on CHRISTMAS! Honestly if you don’t think she’s a good singer, fine. But you cannot say that she is shallow

[reyganparina]

Taylor: do you wanna seat mom ?

She's really have a good heart ❤️

[sarahannholcombe]

She’s wearing her Joe necklace! This was 6 months after everything she went through. She says “ i don’t know when we will be touring again” because she didn’t know if she was ever going to preform again at that point.

[DisDadTV]

Not sure why this just popped on my feed today, but man. There's a few of Taylor's songs I've enjoyed but wouldn't call myself a diehard fan. To see a 96 yr old wwii vet that is a huge fan (which is awesone) get a surprise like that, is just too much. Really made my day as I'm heading in to work. Props to your grandpa for his service and so great to see him get something like this, even late in life. And props to Taylor for taking the time to pop in on Christmas with her own family and do this. Seems like she was just as happy to be there as the rest of the fam.

[sinjon]

I admit I was never a Taylor Swift fan but she’s gracious and kind to all her fans and has a good head on her shoulders. I respect that

[clubredken]

Every time I see Mama Swift meeting fans and looking well I feel better. :)

[mondavia]

She is unbelievable and so generous and genuine with her fans. I mean who does what she is doing? No one I know of. A superstar like her showing up and doing a private little concert for her fan? WOW, just so impressed with her, her honesty and her genuine love of her fans. Getting to really really like her and her music.

[twistychip]

that lady screaming...is me when i figure out taylors easter eggs.

[jessfecteau]

If someone ever asks me why I love and respect Taylor so much, I only need to show them one video to sum it all. That's it. That's the video.