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Carrie Underwood at the T.J. Martell Foundation Honors Gala, on Tuesday in New York. She’ll star in a live TV version of “The Sound of Music.’’ [AP/NEWSIS]

NEW YORK - The end of the year looks busy for Carrie Underwood, and she couldn’t be happier.

The six-time Grammy-winning singer will host the Country Music Association Awards for the sixth time. You can see her singing the opening on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” And for one night in December, she’ll star in a live television version of “The Sound of Music.”

The 30-year-old star told The Associated Press on the red carpet Tuesday night at the T.J. Martell Foundation gala, where she was one of the night’s honorees, that she was nervous doing something she’s never done before. But then she realized, “None of us have. This is a live show on TV. So this is definitely a challenge for all of us.”

She said the live singing and acting was like “going to a Broadway show, but you’re in your living room.”

“The Sound of Music” airs Dec. 5 on NBC with Underwood playing Maria alongside “True Blood” vampire Stephen Moyer. He portrays Captain von Trapp.

While the Nashville, Tennessee-based Underwood is no stranger to performing before millions of people on live television - she won the fourth season of “American Idol” - she felt she needed more preparation, so she showed up in New York three weeks early.

“I wanted to be here and have all my lines memorized and everything and be ready for it. It’s been really wonderful,” Underwood said. “Audra and Laura are incredible. Stephen’s great. It’s nice to be surrounded by that much talent.”

Before doing that show, the multi platinum-selling artist returns to her hosting duties on the CMAs. She’s nominated for three awards, including album of the year and song of the year. While she and co-host Brad Paisley have it down to a science, she doesn’t see the experience as old hat.

“You never know what’s going to happen with us hosting,” Underwood joked.

She added: “I think being nominated - especially when hosting the CMAs - you just never know.”

The CMAs take place Nov. 6 in Nashville.

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