A Very Gaga Thanksgiving Arrives on November 24th

A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving - Photo Credit ABC/ Shareif Ziyadat
Ready to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with Lady Gaga? ABC sure hopes so as it will air the 90 minute special A Very Gaga Thanksgiving on November 24, 2011 at 9:30-11pm ET. The show was directed by Lady Gaga and features performances of “Marry the Night,” “You and I,” “The Edge of Glory” and the holiday classic “White Christmas,” as well as a duet with Tony Bennett on “The Lady is a Tramp.”
 
According to ABC, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving will provide an intimate look at the singer’s private life as well as performances of her songs in front of her friends and family. Katic Couric is also involved in the show, with the two doing a Q&A at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Manhattan. “Gaga also opens up about her relationships with family and friends and shares heartfelt stories from her past, as well as what her life is like now living in the public eye,” per ABC.
 
And Chef Art Smith will be preparing a deep-fried turkey and waffles feast for Gaga and her guests.
 
“We all know Lady Gaga is a phenomenon,” stated Couric. “This is a chance to see more of who she is beneath the wild costumes and staged musical numbers… Lady Gaga as a high school student still bruised by being excluded from the party, Lady Gaga as a devoted daughter and caring sister, Lady Gaga as a 25-year-old woman embracing fame and fortune that seemed to come overnight. She will impress you, delight you and surprise you.”
 
More on Lady Gaga [Courtesy of ABC]:
 
Lady Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, The Fame (2008), which included “Just Dance,” “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance,” and sold over 15 million copies worldwide. She is known for her outré sense of style as a recording artist, in fashion, in performance and in her music videos. Her contributions to the music industry have garnered numerous accolades, including 5 Grammy Awards among 12 nominations, 2 Guinness World Records, a record setting 13 MTV Video Music Award nominations, and the estimated sale of 23 million albums and 64 million singles worldwide. Billboard named her both the 2010 Artist of the Year and the top selling artist of 2010, ranking her as the 73rd Artist of the 2000s decade. Her third studio album, Born This Way, broke the iTunes record for fastest rise to No. 1 on release day. The singles from the album, including “Born This Way,” “Judas,” “The Edge of Glory” and “You and I,” have sold a combined total of more than 8 million copies in the U.S. alone. Gaga was named Forbes’ Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time‘s annual The 2010 Time 100 list of most influential people in the world. With over 1.9 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 44 million ‘likes,’ and is no.1 on Twitter with over 15 million followers. She is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.
 
Source: ABC – November 3, 2011