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The 34th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24, 1960, in New York City, and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9:45 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Buffalo Bob Smith and Paul Tripp. The lineup featured four giant character balloons, 10 floats, hundreds of clowns, marching bands, a host of guest stars, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1960 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.

Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element that was retired following the 1960 procession.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

  • Mexican Fiesta* (Columbia Pictures) - 1st time
  • Roller Skating Queen* (The Roller Skating Foundation of America) - 4th time
  • Circus (Macy's) - 2nd time
  • Space Ship (Macy's) - 1st time
  • The 3 Worlds of Gulliver* (Columbia Pictures) - 1st time
  • Showboat (New York City Center Light Opera Company) - 1st time
  • The Royal Float* (Macy's) - 1st time
  • Gas Light* (Macy's) - 1st time
  • The Christmas Scene* (Radio City Music Hall) - 1st time
  • Santa's Sleigh* (Macy's) - 2nd time

Specialty Units[]

Push Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

South Hagerstown High School Marching Band, Hagerstown, MD

  • Charleston High School Mountain Lion Band (Charleston, WV)
  • Holley Central High School Band (Holley, NY)

Guest Stars[]

Trivia[]

  • NBC's telecast of the 1960 Parade was the first to be broadcast in color.

Defect[]

  • The Happy Dragon sprung a leak before the Parade, but was quickly repaired in time for his Parade debut.

See also[]

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