Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade: Hudson Valley celebs, new balloons in iconic event

Originally published: November 21, 2012 5:33 PM
Updated: November 21, 2012 6:06 PM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo credit: Getty Images | Inflated balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade are covered with protected netting on Manhattan's Upper West Side. (Nov. 21, 2012)

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With a wide-ranging lineup that includes Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg and Papa Smurf, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will have something for just about everyone.

Fallon, who grew up in Saugerties, and his "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" house band, the Roots, will once again be a part of the parade itself, this time aboard the Gibson guitar float, whose six oversized strings are made of...

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