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The 35th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1961) | The 36th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1962) | The 37th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1963) | 
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The 36th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 22, 1962 in New York City, beginning at 9:15 a.m., and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 11 a.m. to noon. It was hosted by Bud Palmer and Chris Schenkel. The lineup featured five giant helium balloons, 21 floats, 12 marching bands, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Parade Lineup[]
Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 1962 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 1962 Parade.
Balloons[]
- Flying Trapeze* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Happy Dragon (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Popeye (Associated Artists Productions) - 6th time
- Bullwinkle Moose (The Kalmus Company) - 2nd time
- Donald Duck (Walt Disney Productions) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Rocket Ship* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Circus (Macy's) - 1st time
- Choral Float (Macy's) - 1st time
- Cinderella* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Peacock* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Jumbo* (The Radio City Music Hall) - 1st time
- Toyland (Macy's) - 1st time
- Pinocchio* (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Sports Float* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Jazz* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Mother Goose* (Macy's) - 4th time
- Christmas Float (Macy's) - 2nd time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 36th time
- Macy's REO Delivery Truck* (Macy's) - 3rd time
- "Macy's Holiday Treat for Children Everywhere" Banner (Macy's) - 4th time
- The Circus Wagon (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Police Car 54* (NBC) - 2nd time
Push Floats[]
- Rocking Giraffe (Macy's) - 1st time
- Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 5th time
- Jack-in-the-Box (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Pirate Ship (Macy's) - 1st time
- Sing a Song of Sixpence (Macy's) - 1st time
- The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (Macy's) - 3rd time
- Little Miss Muffet (Macy's) - 5th time
Marching Bands[]
- Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
- New Castle Senior High School Marching Band (New Castle, PA)
- Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps (Hawthorne, NJ)
- Boonsboro High School Warrior Band (Boonsboro, MD)
- Hanover High School Band (Hanover, PA)
- Dillon High School Marching Cats (Dillon, SC)
- William Fleming High School Band (Roanoke, VA)
- Charleroi High School Band (Charleroi, PA)
Barbados Police Band(Barbados)Greater Kensington String Band(Philadelphia, PA)
Guest Stars[]
- Macy's Official: Dennis Mulhearn
- Jay North (Rocket Ship)
- University of Pennsylvania Glee Club (Choral Float)
- Tony Bennett and Miss Teenage America 1963 Darla Banks (Cinderella)
- Carol Lawrence (Peacock)
- Jimmy Durante and the Barbados String Band (Jumbo)
- Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne (Police Car 54)
- Gene Krupa (Jazz)
- Sam Levenson (Toyland)
- Dean Jones (Pinocchio)
- Willie Mays, Ralph Terry, Jack Dempsey, Otto Graham, and Arnold Palmer (Sports Float)
- Frank Fontaine (Mother Goose)
- Santa Claus (Christmas Float)
Performance Groups[]
Trivia[]
- The Barbados Police Band and the Greater Kensington String Band both left the Parade route early due to heavy rain.
See also[]
- The 36th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/Gallery
- The 36th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Marching Order