I love watching it. And I’ve grown to love it even more the longer I live in nyc.

Weird guilty pleasure? It's a parade. It's a classic and tradition to watch for lots of families. Excellent journalism right here

My father and uncle would get us all down there every year when we were kids.

It'll always have a special place in my heart.

Have always watched it every year and actually went to it a few years ago. IMO, it's best to just watch it at home.

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"Opening presents on Christmas is a guilty pleasure of mine"

The cat in the flat hat 1997 #cory lidle’s plane

If you don't mind cold and dull, it's great. I was taken at the age of five. Never again.

Yeah, 3mm people lined up to watch… yikes. Way more excited to watch it while sipping coffee on my couch and making snarky comments on Reddit haha

A personal blog is not journalism. Settle down.

Every year I think this will be the year I'll do this then I think how the hell am I going to survive umpteen hours without easy restroom access.

I’m watching the NBC feed but ffs would they please just show the damn floats and balloons and bands? I caught a glimpse of my friend’s band behind a lame celeb cameo and that’s it so far.

Is there a watching post?

Fake Neil Diamond kind of sent me, it was like the Walk Hard version of him lmao. I appreciate him.

The last time I went it started snowing right as santas sleigh came past me. Was a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

When I was a young boy my father would never let us do commoner activities. The Thanksgiving Day parade was at the top of the list!

42 years old and I still get goosebumps and warm feelings seeing Santa coming at the end . Part of my child hood that carry’s on

It’s cool to see in person once, but yeah.

Me too!!! ✌️

We Went every year as kids, i remember when the strong winds would blow (early 1980s) the whole crowd on that side of the street would go "wwwhhhhooooaaaa!" and when the wind brought it the other way, the crows on that side of the street went "aaaahhhhh!". It was SO fun!!!

Also, I am the youngest so I was always on my dad's shoulders to be able to see and I remember he put me down to walk back to the car and I didn't know it but both my legs were asleep and I collapsed very s-l-o-w-l-y. Stupid funny memberberries!

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I've seen it and wasn't impressed. If that bothers you, scroll on.

The sidewalk along the route of the parade.

I did it without having to wait hours. I got there later than I planned and it was freezing. So many people were leaving fleeing from the cold that I made my way up front before Santa came.