Jennifer Hudson, the multitalented actress-singer whose accolades include an Academy Award for the movie Dreamgirls and a Grammy for Best R&B Album, heads back to her hometown of Chicago to share childhood memories of the music, people and places that set the stage for her phenomenal success in her first television special, “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” tonight at 8:00 on ABC.

Joining Hudson in her first holiday music special is guest Grammy Award winner Michael Bublé, whose new CD Crazy Love debuted last month at No. 1 on the Billboard Chart. Bublé is set to perform the Christmas classics “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “Let It Snow” as duets with Hudson. Hudson will also perform holiday hits such as “Silent Night,” “The Christmas Song” and “O Holy Night.”

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