Lady Gaga's Thanksgiving Special: What To Expect

Lady Gaga will give fans an intimate look inside her private life as she performs eight songs in front of her close friends and family, discuss her career with Katie Couric, and deep-fry a turkey in a 90-minute Thanksgiving special she's directing for ABC.

A Lady Gaga Thanksgiving will find the superstar entertainer, who yesterday announced she will soon launch an anti-bullying foundation, performing "The Lady is a Tramp," her acclaimed duet of with Tony Bennett, "The Edge of Glory,""You and I," her newest single, "Marry the Night," plus the holiday classic "White Christmas," among other hits.

Gaga will also sit down with Couric in Sacred Heart Catholic School, the singer's alma-mater in Manhattan to "discuss the meaning and inspiration behind some of Gaga's biggest hits," according to an ABC press release. Gaga will reveal "details about her relationships with family and friends and share heartfelt stories from her past, as well as what her life is like now living in the public eye."

"We all know Lady Gaga is a phenomenon," Couric, says in the statement. "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."

Famed chef Art Smith, who is gay, will help Gaga prepare a Thanksgiving feast of deep-fried turkey and waffles.

ABC will broadcast the special on Thanksgiving night, November 24 at 9:30 p.m.