Aretha Franklin back home for the holidays

Aretha Franklin is home from the hospital and she's already making plans for the holidays.

In a statement released Wednesday, the Queen of Soul said she has been home for three days, and her family and friends are taking great care of her.

Franklin says she also has a private nurse who checks on her every day.

Sheadded she hopes to see a play about Sam Cooke in her hometown of Detroit soon and to see the production of Dreamgirls there before it closes this month.

Franklin had surgery for an ailment she has not disclosed. She says her doctors deemed the operation "highly successful."

Franklin was forced to cancel concerts recently because of illness.