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The 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2005)

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The 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 24, 2005, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker. The lineup featured 14 giant helium balloons, 28 novelty/ornament balloons and balloonicles, 27 floats, 10 marching bands, 1,600 cheerleaders, a host of celebrities and large performance groups, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the parade elements that appeared in the 2005 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, an underline indicates a unit that was brought back after an absence, strikethrough denotes a unit that was sidelined from the march, and an asterisk (*) signifies an element that was retired after the 2005 Parade.

Balloons[]

Giant Balloons[]

Novelty Balloons[]

Balloonheads[]

Balloonicles[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Toy Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

Guest Stars[]

  • Parade Officials with Kids of New York City's PS 11
  • Rita Coolidge and Spirit: The Seventh Fire, sang "The Dream" (Soaring Spirit Canoe)
  • Sesame Street Characters and Muppets, sang "Dancing Shoes" (123 Sesame Street)
  • Puffy AmiYumi, sang "Friends Forever" (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
  • Aly & AJ, sang "Rush" (Teddy Bear's Workshop)
  • B5, sang "U Got Me" (Kids' Candy Creation Lab)
  • Brie Larson, sang "Hope Has Wings" (Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus)
  • Royal Caribbean Singers and Dancers, performed "The Adventure Begins" (Voyage to Adventure)
  • Rihanna, sang "Pon de Replay" (Dixie Krazy Kritters)
  • Tommy Tune, sang "Talk to the Animals" (Animal Wonders)
  • Keegan Michael Key, Jeff Corwin and Knotty the Bloodhound (Animal Wonders)
  • LeAnn Rimes and a Cast of Walt Disney World Characters, performed "Remember When" (Ship of Dreams)
  • Tiffany Evans, sang "Who I Am" (Road to Forty)
  • Roger Craig, Otis Anderson, Desmond Howard, Franco Harris and Marcus Allen (Road to Forty)
  • Kristin Chenoweth, sang "Oklahoma!" (Oklahoma Rising!)
  • Barry Switzer, Shannon Miller, Johnny Bench, Bobby Murcer, Leona Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, and Gina Howard (Oklahoma Rising!)
  • Maria Antonieta Collins and Maria Celeste (Clown Taxi)
  • The Click Five, sang "Catch Your Wave" (Bridge to the Future)
  • Natasha Bedingfield, sang "These Words," accompanied by AntiGravity (Expedition to the Top of Rhino Mountain)
  • The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, performed "Go to the Mardi Gras" (Big Apple)
  • The Krewe of Orpheus with NYPD and FDNY Katrina Relief Workers (Big Apple)
  • Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming (Pep Rally)
  • Ronald McDonald, Birdie the Early Bird, Grimace and Hamburglar (Big Red Shoe Car)
  • Jai Rodriguez, sang "King Tut" (Tutenstein)
  • Miss U.S.A. 2005 Chelsea Cooley (Holiday Beat!)
  • Aaron Neville, sang "White Christmas" (Spirit of America)
  • Michael Feinstein with the Highbridge Voices, sang "My Gift of Thanks" (Cornucopia)
  • The Beach Boys, sang "Little Saint Nick" (American Classic Malt Shop)
  • Cheetah Girls, sang "Five More Days 'til Christmas" (Magic of Childhood)
  • Carrie Underwood, sang "Some Hearts" (Holiday Lovin' Oven)
  • Brian McKnight, sang "Believe" (The Polar Express)
  • Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Costumed Characters[]

Performance Groups[]

  • The Gym Dandies Children's Circus (Scarborough, ME)
  • Mike Miller Dance Team (Nationwide), performed "Symphony of the Seas"
  • Lake Highland High School Wildcat Wranglers (Dallas, TX), performed "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)"
  • Hip Hop Kidz (Davie, FL), performed "It's a Beautiful Thing"
  • Universal Cheerleaders & Dance Association (Nationwide), performed "New York, New York"
  • JamSkating All-Star Team (Nationwide)
  • The Red Hot Mamas (Coeur d'Alene, ID), performed "A Nutty Nut Nutcracker"

Pre-Parade Acts[]

Clowns[]

Stilt Walkers[]

Clown Cars[]

Incidents and Defects[]

A strong cold front blew through New York City on Thanksgiving Day, bringing with it gusty winds. During the three-hour Parade, winds measured 17 mph sustained with 22 mph gusts at 9 a.m., 15 mph sustained with 26 mph gusts at 10 a.m., 15 mph sustained with 23 mph gusts at 11 a.m., and 14 mph sustained with 25 mph gusts at noon.[1] Because of the winds, the balloons flew lower than usual, and caused the following accidents:

  • The left leg of the "Strike Up the Band" Barney balloon was torn by trees at the Parade's starting line.
  • A handling line on the M&M's-sponsored Red and Yellow Brighten the Holidays balloon caught on a lamppost in Times Square, causing one of its lighting fixtures to fall into the crowd. Two sisters from Albany were injured by the falling debris and were hospitalized, before being released later that day.
  • The bottom of the Ice Cream Cone was partially deflated.

Trivia[]

  • The 2005 NBC broadcast was the first to be broadcast in high-definition.
  • 2005 was the final time Katie Couric would host the NBC broadcast; she was replaced the following year by Meredith Vieira.
  • NBC's telecast of the 2005 Parade was sponsored in part by Fisher-Price and Buick.
  • Celebrities interviewed in the official broadcast's first hour included John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson (The Office), Peter Reckell (Days of Our Lives), Adrien Brody (King Kong), and Harry Connick, Jr. (The Happy Elf).
  • The 2005 NBC telecast won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing, and was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special.[2]

References[]

  1. ↑ New York City, NY Weather History - November 24, 2005. Weather Underground.
  2. ↑ The 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Awards. IMDb.com.

See also[]

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