Louis Gossett Jr, Robert Wagner & More Former Grand Marshals to Return for HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE

Mickey Mouse, Larry King, Louis Gossett Jr. and Robert Wagner, former Grand Marshals of the HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE will return to help celebrate this year's historic 85th Annual HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE Featuring Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to be held in the streets of Hollywood, CA kicking off with a Pre-Parade All-Star Concert at 5:00 p.m.

Olivia Newton-John, who will serve at this year's Grand Marshal, will also participate in a Pre-Parade All-Star Concert which includes the following artists: Cyndi Lauper; Kenny G; WAR; Eric Benét; Scotty McCreery; The Empty Hearts super group with All Star members from Blondie, The Cars, Chesterfield Kings and The Romantics; Band Of Merrymakers; and more. Celebrity magicians, Murray SawChuck, Tommy Wind and Naathan Phan, stars of The CW's hit primetime television series, Masters of Illusion, will also perform.

The parade is presented and produced by Associated Television International, in association with The City of Los Angeles. The live parade, taped for network television broadcasts, will travel along a 3.2 mile U-shaped route starting at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard traveling east on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine Street, turning south on Vine Street to Sunset Boulevard, and then turning west on Sunset Boulevard traveling back to Orange Street. Grandstand seats are now completely SOLD OUT. FREE Curbside Seating will be available along the parade route, starting at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, continuing along the rest of the parade route on Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard.

The live parade and telecasts will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special co-hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton. The 85th Annual HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE will premiere as a two-hour primetime special on The CW Network on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (7:00 p.m. CT) repeating on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on Wednesday, December 21, 2106 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT (2:00 p.m. CT).

The parade, which features the Marine Toys for Tots program, and is essential in providing gifts to less fortunate children everywhere particularly during the holiday season, will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces Network. An American tradition, the parade annually attracts more than one million in attendance, and features larger than life inflatable character balloons, award-winning bands, colorful equestrians, ornate floats, popular characters/novelties, celebrity filled cars and, of course, Santa Claus!

For further information, please call the 24/7 HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE Hotlinetoll free at 1-866-PARADE1 (1-866-727-2331). For highlights of past parades, and to learn more about this year's 85th Anniversary, please visit the parade's official website at www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org. Stay in touch with us via https://www.facebook.com/xmasparade/ and https://twitter.com/HlywdChristmas@HlywdChristmas #HollywoodChristmasParade #HCP2016

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