The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade With Grand Marshal Dr. Oz To Air Nationwide December 15 On The CW; And December 25 On Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Hosted by Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie, along with Dean Cain and Montel Williams, (with special co-hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton), the parade is produced by Associated Television International and presented in association with The City of Los Angeles. The parade features the Marine Toys for Tots program, which is essential in providing gifts to less fortunate children everywhere. 

With Dr. Oz as Grand Marshal, musical performances will be featured during the national telecast, including a special 40^th Anniversary performance by The Village People, CeeLo Green, Ruben Studdard, The Band of Merrymakers featuring Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Zach Barrett (American Authors), Jeremy Ruzumna (Fitz & The Tantrums) and Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), Nickelodeon star Breanna Yde of "School of Rock," American Idol winner from Season 14, Nick Fradiani, Tom Dixon, The Tearaways, The Tenors, Donny and Marie and Human Nature. The parade will also feature a special tribute for Toys for Tots from Ludacris;  and a magic performance Tommy Wind and Titou of The CW hit series, "Masters of Illusion."

Celebrity appearances include:  the cast of The Young And The Restless, celebrating their 45^th Anniversary, Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow, who reunite for the 60^th Anniversary of Leave It To Beaver;  Jermaine Dupri, Reno Wilson, the cast of POPTV's new reality series Cash Cowboys, Burt Ward, Tara Reid, the cast of The Bay, the cast of This Just In, Jacqie and Johnny from UNIVERSO's hit celeb-reality show The Riveras, the cast of Days of Our Lives, Thomas Barbusca and Asia Monet.

A true Hollywood yearly tradition, the parade attracts more than one million in attendance each year, with larger than life inflatable character balloons, award winning bands, colorful equestrians, ornate floats, popular characters/novelties, celebrity filled cars and, of course, Santa Claus making the much heralded trek down the over three mile parade route. 

Taped for network television, this year's live parade was presented in the streets of Hollywood on Sunday, November 26, 2017, and featured 5,000 participants, traveling along a 3.2 mile U-shaped route through the streets of Hollywood, California. 

To learn more about this year's 86th Anniversary, please visit the parade's official website at: www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org

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To view highlights of this year's parade, please visit: 
https://vimeo.com/user4830612/review/244734199/7b520b312a

 Below is a list of additional participants:

4 Live Parade Performances:

• DEBBIE ALLEN DANCE ACADEMY "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker" CANDY CANES dancing
• CHARLIE MCNEAL (Singing "Christmas On The Phone")
• ROLLETTES (12 Wheelchair Dancers featuring CHE'NELLE performing "Miracle")
• AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS ("Deck the Rooftop")

2 Street Performers:

• Magicians CHRIS RANDALL and NAATHAN PHAN, Stars of The CW's Primetime Hit Show, Masters of Illusion®, will be performing Christmas Street Magic for Grandstand Ticket Holders)

100 Celebrities and VIPS:

• Santa Claus, The Man of the Season, with United States Marine Corps Escorts Sergeant Saskeia Bell and Sergeant Lance Corporal Christian Diaz. Santa's Elves have adorned his ceremonial robe with snowflakes and thousands of Swarovski Crystals, in addition to weaving in 500 red crystals in the Poinsettia on Santa's hat.
• Lt. General Pete Osman, President and CEO of Marine Toys for Tots, http://thehollywoodchristmasparade.org/toys-for-tots/
• U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard (Private First Class Michael Brothers (Rifle), Sergeant Matthew Kile (American Flag), Corporal Luis Mendoza (Marine Corps Flag) and Private First Class Benjamin Starr (Rifle))
• Marine Band San Diego's Drum Major, Gunnery Sergeant Hugh Wurts
• California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
• Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell, City of Los Angeles, 13^th District
• Dr. Matt Wiseman, Salvation Army
• Burt Ward, American Actor who played the role of Robin the popular 60s television series, "Batman" accompanied by the Batmobile and Batcycle
• Cast of "The Young and The Restless" including Kate Linder, Bryton James and Mishael Morgan
• Cast of "The Bay," (aka "The Bay, The Series") with creator Gregori J. Martin, and stars Lilly Melgar, Kristos Andrews and Eric Nelson
• Jermaine Dupri, American hip hop recording artist, record producer, songwriter and rapper and Mani, the 16-year-old winner of the second season of Lifetime's hit show, "The Rap Game"
• Reno Wilson, "Mike & Molly," "Crank," "Crank: High Voltage," "The Cosby Show"
• The Cast of "Cash Cowboys," reality series (Huwa Family – Brent, Tonya, Cody, Kylie, Trey, Austin, Brealyn)
• Tara Reid, "Sharknado" Films," "The Big Lebowski," "American Pie," "Van Wilder: Party Liaison." "American Pie 2"
• The Village People: Victor Willis (Original Lead Singer), Angel Morales, James Kwong, James Leppold, Sunny Earl and Chad Freeman
• Jerry Mathers (Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver) and Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver) celebrating the 60^th Anniversary of the hit American Television Sitcom, "Leave It To Beaver"
• Cast of "This Just In" including Wyntergrace Williams, Jenny Veal and Rob Pinkston
• Way To Happiness Float: Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons"
• Cast of "The Riveras" including Jacqie Compos Rivera and Johnny Lopez with kids
• Stars of The CW's Primetime Hit Television Series, "Masters of Illusion" – Magicians Tommy Wind, Titou, Chris Randall and Naathan Phan
• Cast of "Days of Our Lives" including Deidre Hall, Lauren Koslow and Marci Miller
• Coalition To Salute America's Heroes – Actor Jack Scalia, Sergeant J.D. Williams and Mrs. Williams, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Sister Cities of Los Angeles
• Thomas Barbusca, "The Mick," "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life," "One Day at a Time," "Preacher" and Brielle Barbusca, "The Starter Wife," "Scandal," "Modern Family," "Bones"
• Miss Hollywood International Studios, Silvio Nicholas Walters, Presents "Heroes and Villains" with Samantha Hart as The American Commander and Sweety Vaga as Bastet Cat Goddess, along with the Amazon Warriors
• Gumby, with Joe Clokey, son of Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, and his wife Joan Clokey and their children
• KOST 103.5 FM's Mark Wallengren
• Asia Monet, "Grey's Anatomy." "American Crime Story"
• Sabrina Sieck, Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
• Adrienne and Israel Houghton, Salvation Army

18 Award-Winning Bands From Around The Country:

• Marine Band San Diego with U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard ("Hooray For Hollywood" and "Marine Hymn")
• Encore High School Hippogriffs (Riverside, CA)
• United States Air Force Color Guard
• Ola High School Marching Mustangs Band (McDonough, GA)
• Los Angeles Department Honor Guard, Los Angeles Police, Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
• Foothill High School Marching Band (Pleasanton, CA)
• Gadsden Elementary School District #32 Marching Band (San Luis, AZ)
• Pacific American Volunteer Association World Traditional Korean Marching Band (PAVA World, Los Angeles, CA)
• Fishers High School Marching Tiger Band (Fishers, IN)
• Golden Valley High School Cardinal Regime (Merced, CA)
• Korean American Youth Performing Artists (KAYPA) (Chino, CA)
• Carlsbad High School Caveman Band and Color Guard (Carlsbad, NM)
• Center Grove High School Marching Band (Greenwood, IN)
• Cesar Chavez High School Marching Band and Color Guard (Stockton, CA)
• Spirit of Worthington Trojan Marching Band (Worthington, MN)
• New Milford Marching Band and Color Guard (New Milford, CT)
• Greenwood Marching Woodmen and Irish Guard (Greenwood, IN)
• Beverly Hills High School Marching Band (Beverly Hills, CA)
• Los Angeles Catholic Schools Band (Torrance, CA)

20 Larger Than Life Inflatable Character Balloons:

• Betty Boop (Sponsored by Entertainment Tonight; Wrangled by the Hollywood Arts Council)
• Gumby (Sponsored by Gumby; Wrangled by Make-A-Wish Foundation)
• Rilakkuma (Brown Bear), Korilakkuma (White Bear) and Kiiroitori (Yellow Bird) (Sponsored and Wrangled by Rilakkuma)
• Gingerbread Man and Gingerbread House (Sponsored and Wrangled by Ripley's Believe It Or Not!)
• Pirate & Treasure Chest (Sponsored and Wrangled by Author Services, Inc. and Galaxy Press)
• Lorax (Sponsored by Variety; Wrangled by Hollywood Central Park)
• Toy Soldier (Sponsored by (Coalition to Salute America's Heroes); Wrangled by American Legion Auxiliary Hollywood, Unit 43)
• Garfield & Pookie (Sponsored by Easy Choice Health; Wrangled by Kiwanis) (Representative Robert Gandara)
• Star, Bell and Ornament (Sponsored and Wrangled by Salvation Army)
• Candy Canes, Christmas Stocking and Gift Box (Sponsored and Wrangled by www.CancunTravel.com)

4 Equestrian Units:

• Knott's Merry Farm (Buena Park, CA) with Santa Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Lucy with spokesperson Tim Klega
• Majestic Acres (Ramona, CA)
• Broken Horn Ropers (Baldwin Park, CA)
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department – Mounted Enforcement Detail

72 Characters/Novelties:

• United States Marine Corps Color Guard
• 30 Movie Picture Cars Supplied by Nate Trumans' Star Center, including: Back To The Future DeLorean, Back To The Future DeLorean (Part 2), Back To The Future DeLorean (Part 3), Back To The Future McFly Truck, Transformers Bumblebee, Barbie Car, Toy Story Pizza Planet Truck, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Van, Scooby Doo Van, Cars (Francesco), Herbie The Love Bug (Original), Herbie Fully Loaded, Rockford Files, Magnum PI Ferrari, Austin Powers Shaguar, Blues Brothers Bluesmobile, A-Team Van, Rad Truck, Jurassic Park Explorer, Jurassic Park Jeep, Italian Job (Mini), James Bond Living Daylights Landrover, Knight Rider (Kitt), Knight Rider (Karr), Knight Rider (New Mustang Kitt), Highway Patrol Buick, Dukes of Hazzard (Rosco Patrol Car), Green Hornet (Black Beauty), Batman Police Car GCPG and Batman Joker Police Car
• United States Air Force Color Guard
• P51 Mustang and F16 Mini Jets
• Gumby, with Joe Clokey, son of Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, and his wife Joan Clokey and their children
• 501^st Legion
• Rilakkumma and Korilakkuma, with representative Rina Hoshino
• Archibald Mouse with author Gradma Sylvia Lieberman and her daughter Dr. Carole Lieberman
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: Sabrina Sieck, Spokesperson with Unicyclist, Contortionist, Bullwhip Artist, Sword Swallower, Fire Breather
• Aquarium of the Pacific (two vans with Stingray Costume; Representative, Director or Education, Dave Bader)
• Friends of Sister Cities of Los Angeles
• Victor McGlaglen Motor Corporation and Stunt Team
• Paddington 2

5 Floats:

• Rock Band Float with Aerialists, Fan Dancers and Kickline performing with Encore High School Hippogriffs from the Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Arts from Hesperia, CA
• Nebuta Marching Unit and Nebuta Float will return to the parade this year, and is inspired by the popular Nebuta Festival of Aomori Prefecure, one of the largest and most famous festivals in all of Japan that dates back hundreds of years. Its colorful design is carefully hand-painted and constructed of traditional washi paper and outfitted with over 3,000 LED lights. The float is sponsored by www.lanebuta.com 
• The Way To Happiness with actress Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons." Sponsored by the Association for Better Living and Education.
• Miss Hollywood International Studios, Silvio Nicholas Walters, Presents "Heroes and Villains," a array of original designs by Silvio Nicholas Walters starring Samantha Hart as The American Commander and Sweety Vaga as Bastet Cat Goddess, along with the Amazon Warriors. The American Commander is inspired by heroes of today and our common path. The American Commander represents the idea of empowerment for all people.
• The 86^th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will culminate with the much-awaited arrival of Santa Claus and His Reindeer, ushering in the holiday season, accompanied by two United States Marine Corps Escorts Sergeant Saskeia Bell and Sergeant Lance Corporal Christian Diaz. Santa's Elves have adorned his ceremonial robe with snowflakes and thousands of Swarovski Crystals, in addition to weaving in 500 red crystals in the Poinsettia on Santa's hat.

19 Parade Sponsors:

• Marine Toys For Tots
• Salvation Army (Adrienne and Israel Houghton)
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not! – Hollywood, celebrating their 100^th Anniversary in 2018
• www.CancunTravel.com
• Banc of California
• 501^st Legion
• Air Force Mini Jet Team
• Archibald Mouse
• Calprivate Bank
• Charlie McNeal, Singer and Recording Artist
• Coalition to Salute America's Heroes (with at car transporting Emmy AwardÒ-winning
• Jack Scalia and Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Williams, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Easy Choice Health Care
• Gumby
• Knott's Merry Farm
• Miss Hollywood International Studios
• Paddington 2
• Rilakkuma
• StarCarCentral.com
• The Aquarium of the Pacific, located in Long Beach, CA
• The Australian Institute For Performing Arts

8 Media Sponsors:

• The CW
• The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Hallmark Channel
• Planet Hollywood
• Entertainment Tonight
• Variety
• KOST 103.5 FM
• POPSTAR!

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