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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Wiki


The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24, 1955, in New York City starting at 9:45 a.m. and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 11 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Bob Smith. The lineup featured four giant helium balloons, 10 floats, eight marching bands and five drum and bugles corps, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1955 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They are categorized by unit type, with their respective sponsors in bold. Home locations of talent ensembles are featured in brackets, and guest star’s float appearances are indicated in bold.

Bold denotes a new parade element, and an asterisk (*) signifies an element that was retired after the 1955 Parade.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Guest Stars[]

Costumed Characters[]

Incident[]

  • Spaceman's right arm was torn off by a tree near the start of the parade.

See also[]

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