Two-hour special on The CW Network on Fri., Dec. 11, 2015 at 8 p.m. Eastern & Pacific/7 p.m. Central.
Hollywood, CA – Get into the Christmas Holiday at the 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade and celebrating the magic of Christmas featuring Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, and presented by Associated Television International and The City of Los Angeles. This year’s Grand Marshals are renowned magicians Penn & Teller. The 2015 parade will begin its 3.2 mile trek through the streets of Hollywood, CA at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015. The parade will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special guest hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton.
Celebrities confirmed to ride in the Christmas floats are Oscar de La Hoya, the CW’s Jane the Virgin cast members Ivonne Coll and Brett Dier; cast members of the CW’s Significant Mother; Gabrielle Ruiz & Adriana Fonseca from the CW’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend; Grumpy Cat; Hilda Solis, L.A. County board of Supervisors Dist. 1; and many more television favorites and community leaders, and of course Santa Claus on his sleigh.
The celebration begins as early as 11:oo am with various sponsor booths set up in various Hollywood Blvd. Locations including: Mexico Tourism Board/VisitMexico.com and Health Net with Covered California. This year the Hollywood Christmas Parade features seventeen award-winning bands from around the country and the world.
Jim Romanovich, President of Worldwide Media and Entertainment for Associated Television International, said: “We are thrilled to once again be a part of The HollywoodChristmas Parade, one of the greatest holiday traditions of all time, which is enjoyed by millions of families each year. This year, we are especially gratified to have both The CW and our good friends at the Hallmark Channel as our television partners. We are equally thrilled to be partnered with Marine Toys for Tots once again. Through the parade and the generous support of our media partners The CW, Hallmark Channel, Radio Disney, KOST 103.5 FM, Entertainment Tonight, Variety, and so many more, we can continue to help provide the necessary awareness tools for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation program which is essential in their providing gifts to less fortunate children everywhere.”
Eighteen giant balloons will float down the streets of Hollywood on parade night including: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (wrangled by the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes), Hanna-Barbera’s Tom & Jerry (wrangled by the Mexico Tourism Board), Toy Soldier(wrangled by Air Force Personnel), Pirate & Chest (wrangled by Author Services and Galaxy Press), Elf & Four Lollipops (wrangled by Hollywood Hotel), Dr. Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat (wrangled by Hollywood Central Park), Gumby (wrangled by Make-A-Wish Foundation), Three Christmas Ornaments (wrangled by Kiwanis), Strawberry Shortcake(wrangled by the Hollywood Arts Council) and Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby Doo (wrangled byThe Brittney Foundation).
The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will premiere as a two-hour special on The CW Network on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific/7:00 p.m. Central. Long-time parade partner Hallmark Channel will air multiple runs of the paradebeginning Saturday, December 19, 2015 on their Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. The parade will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces Network during the holiday season.
Grandstand Tickets for the 2015 Hollywood Christmas Parade are now on sale. Purchase your seats now by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or buying online atwww.ticketmaster.com/hcp. For the latest updates about the parade, please call the 24/7Parade Hotline toll free at 1-866-PARADE1 (866-727-2331) or visit the parade’s official website at www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org. For highlights of past parades, please visit, https://vimeo.com/85566731. Stay in touch with us via Facebook and Twitter. @HlywdChristmas #HollywoodChristmasParade #TheHCP2015
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