British Columbia-born, big band and Frank Sinatra-inspired singer Michael Bublé will debut his fourth annual “Michael Bublé’s Christmas in New York” television special tonight at 8:00 p.m. on NBC. Thankfully, there is still a modern singer who appreciates the complex simplicity of singing songs with just a microphone and a big band behind him. He writes his own songs and performs classics, which results in performances that positively resonates across the music fan spectrum. The decorations will be festive, the crowd cheerful and the instruments finely tuned. What’s exciting will be the surprise(s) that Michael has thought up for this blossoming Christmas television tradition.           

Michael and Idina recently proved they know a thing or two about classy collaborations and surprises:

Baby, it’s almost 8:00 p.m.!