The 27th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 26th, 1953, in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 10 AM to 11 EST. The lineup featured 6 giant character balloons, 12 floats, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands, a host of musical stars, and the one and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1953 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.
Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element retired after the procession.
Parade Lineup[]
Sewanhaka High School Marching Band
American Eagle* by Macy's (Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca)
String Band
Casey Jones Express* by Macy's (Wally Cox and Felix the Cat)
Lil' Bo Peep* by Macy's (Celeste Holm)
Howdy Doody Car (Buffalo Bob Smith and Clarabell the Clown)
Hopalong Cassidy and Topper with Western Riders of the Open Range
Bergenfield High School Marching Band
Clowns
Space Ship* by Macy's (Brandon deWilde)
Fire Clowns*
Marching Band
Clowns
Peter Pan* by Macy's (Martha Raye as Captain Hook)
Circus by Macy's (Steve Allen)
Wendy the Mechanical Elephant
State Knights Senior Drum and Bugle Corp
Queen of the Flower Show* by Macy's (Marge Wilson)
Marching Band
Clowns
Swan Lake* by Macy's
Ol' Bessie*
Goldfish with Pinkish Fins Balloon
Gabby Hayes on Horseback
Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps
Knights of the Round Table* by MGM
Queen of Hearts by Macy's (Faye Emerson)
Marching Band
Clowns
White Christmas* by Macy's (Eddie Fisher)
Marching Band
The North Pole* by Macy's
South Side High School Varsity Band
Santa's Workshop* by Macy's (Santa Claus)