Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams will host the 82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented by Associated Television International at 5 p.m. today, December 1st. The Grand Marshal of the parade is Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the moon. The Parade will benefit Toys for Tots and salute Disabled American Veterans.
The spectacular live event will kick off with star-studded red carpet arrivals down an expansive red carpet followed by feature performances from
Stevie Wonder, Bill Ray Cyrus, the Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry,
Kenny Loggins,
LeAnn Rimes,
William Shatner, The McClain Sisters,
Ace Young and
Diana DeGarmo,
Richie Sambora, and
Olate Dogs with special television shout-out's from
Debby Ryan,
Susan Lucci,
Wayne Brady,
Marie Osmond,
Taylor Hicks,
Larry King and
Joe Mantegna with the
Criminal Minds cast. A special tribute to the stars of
The Young and the Restless will be in attendance to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and the festivities will also include marching bands, giant balloons, classic cars, equestrian groups and more.
A Hollywood tradition for over 80 years, millions of people have come out to Hollywood Boulevard to celebrate the entertainment capital of the world in the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. This star-studded event has been the center of the holiday celebrations in Tinsel Town for more than eight decades, with the best in family entertainment - a tradition that children of all ages look forward to every holiday season. Now bigger and better than ever before, the 82nd Annual
Hollywood Christmas Parade is a nationwide
Primetime television event, premiering as a two-hour special December 11th on Hallmark Channel with two runs on the
Hallmark Movie Channel on December 20th and 24th. The show will be broadcast throughout the holiday season on more than 350 stations including KTLA in Los Angeles on December 20th from 8-10 p.m. It will also air to over 1 million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces
Television Network.
The Hollywood Christmas Parade route will start on Hollywood Boulevard at Orange Drive, travel east to Vine Street, south on Vine to Sunset Boulevard and west on Sunset, back to Orange. For more information, please visit http://thehollywoodchristmasparade.org/. Tickets for reserved grandstand seats are $85, $65 and $45, and discounted tickets are available for groups of 25 or more.
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