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Attention all Carrie Underwood haters—if you haven’t heard, theAmerican Idol winner's stint in The Sound of Music was a hit! The live broadcast was such a success in the ratings, NBC aired the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic for a special encore performance this weekend, booting tried-and-true holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Lifeout of their lineup. The network is even brainstorming other family-friendly musicals they’d like to air in 2014, so we asked you to pick which one you’d like to see live on TV. Check out the results below!

"The Making of The Sound of Music Live!" premieres on NBCWednesday, November 27 at 8pm. The special, produced by NBCNews' Peacock Productions, provides an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the three month countdown to "The Sound of Music Live!," a three-hour live event, premiering on Thursday, December 5 at 8/7C.

American Idol and Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood is getting set to take on the iconic musical theater role of Maria Rainer in a live TV production of The Sound of Music. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will come to life again on December 5 in a telecast co-starring True Blood’s Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Tony winner Laura Benanti as Baroness Elsa Schrader and Tony winnerChristian Borle as Max Dettweiler. Check out the official poster above to get your first look at Underwood in costume, and set your DVRs today for this can’t-miss musical event, directed by Beth McCarthy Miller and Tony winner Rob Ashford.

An extended sneak peek at a particularly memorable sequence from the sensational new HBO documentary all about master composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim is now available to view.

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood joins with five-time Tony Award-winning stage and screen notable Audra McDonald in a new behind the scenes shot leaked from the ongoing recording sessions for the highly anticipated live NBC TV musical...