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The 48th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 28th, 1974 in New York City, and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. It was hosted by David Hartman, Karen Grassle, and Ed McMahon.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1974 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 1974 procession.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Toy Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

  • Arvada West High School Marching Band (Arvada, CO)
  • McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band (Nationwide)
  • Lake Wales "Highlander" Marching Band (Lake Wales, FL); performed "Garry Owen", and "Wee Bonnie Lassie"
  • Concord Community High School Marching "Minutemen" Band (Elkhart, IN)
  • Spring Branch Senior High School Marching Band (Houston, TX)
  • Highlands High School "Varsity" Marching Band, Majorettes, & Color Guard (Natrona Heights, PA)
  • The Massillon Tiger Swing Band (Massillon, OH)
  • Lake Worth High School "Trojan" Band (Lake Worth, FL)
  • Plymouth-Carver High School Marching Band (Plymouth, MA)
  • The Southern "Highlander" Marching Band (Oakland, MD)
  • The Wamego High School "Red Raider" Marching Band (Wamego, KS)

Guest Stars[]

  • The Stylistics (1949 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible)
  • Howard Keel (The Thanksgiving Turkey)
  • Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass, performed "St. Louis Blues" (Wagon)
  • Mr. Chuck the Parade Clown (Alli the Alligator)
  • The Wombles (The Little People Circus Train)
  • Bil Baird & The Three Barnyard Sisters, sang "Cartonella's March" (Cartonella)
  • Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods; sang "Billy don't be a Hero" (The Walt Disney World Castle)
  • The Cast of "Sesame Street" (Sesame Street)
  • Kathy Coleman; sang "Somewhere over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz)
  • The Broadway Cast of "Godspell" (The Circus)
  • Santa Claus (Santa's Holiday Home)

Specialty Characters[]

  • Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto (The Disney Wagon)
  • Alice, The White Rabbit, and The Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Micheal Daring, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tinker Bell, & Tick Tock the Crocodile (Captain Hook's Pirate Ship)

Performance Groups[]

Pre Parade Acts[]

  • Doug Henning
  • The American Ballet Theatre (New York City, NY)
  • The National Dance Company Senegal
  • Bonnie Langford from "Gypsy"
  • The Spring Branch Bruin Brigade Drill Team (Houston, TX)

Clowns[]

See also[]

Trivia[]

  • This was the first parade to feature Sesame Street.
  • This was the first parade where Ed McMahon was host. He would continue to host the NBC broadcast until the 1981 Parade.
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