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It’s November, which means we’re only weeks away from the world famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® — the thrilling 93rd edition of the iconic celebration that really kicks the holiday season into high gear! As one of the most cherished holiday traditions, the parade will feature signature giant character balloons and elaborate floats, along with musical performances from today’s hottest stars in music and the nation’s finest marching bands.

“Spectacle is synonymous with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and each year we aim to create an even bigger one than the last, with incredible must-see entertainment for millions of spectators nationwide,” said Susan Tercero, executive producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “Featuring an amazing line-up of high-flying character balloons, jaw-dropping animated floats, world-class marching bands and performance groups, artists covering a variety of musical genres, and of course, the one-and-only Santa Claus, we are ‘Parade Ready’ and can’t wait to take to the streets of New York City to once again herald the arrival of the holiday season.”

This morning NBC revealed the star-studded lineup, check it out below!

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Are you ready for some live Christmas music!? Ingrid Michaelson has announced the 13th annual HOLIDAY HOP concert in New York City where she will perform holiday favorites for all ages, including songs from her 2018 Christmas album, Songs for the Season.

The singer tweeted that the fan pre-sale starts tomorrow, Thursday, November 7th, at 10am EST. You can sign up for her newsletters to get the code by clicking here.

The HOLIDAY HOP show will take place on Wednesday, December 11th at Webster Hall in NYC.

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We’re not event a week into November and it’s already been filled with lots of holiday television programming announcements. Freeform kicked the month off with their lineup while ABC revealed their holiday specials this morning, and now CBS has unveiled what they have planned for the most festive time of the year!

The network will air their own iconic Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage along with the annual Kennedy Center Honors, and you can also expect to laugh along with Lucy, Ricky, Ethel and Fred with the traditional colorized presentation of the classic “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” episode.

Idina Menzel will be joined by Adam Lambert, Ne-Yo and Kelly Rowland as she hosts the 21st annual “A Home for the Holidays” special, and you won’t want to miss the beloved classics: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Frosty the Snowman”, “The Story of Santa Claus” + lots more!

Check out the full CBS Holiday 2019 broadcasting lineup below!

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While some got an early start in the summer, now that Halloween is over, the rest of the networks are revealing their holiday programming lineup, and to say I’m excited about what’s to come would be an understatement! ABC announced their plans for ‘the most wonderful of the year’ this morning with a jam-packed selection of festive themed episodes of your favorite network series, traditional holiday specials, original movies, and more.

Look out for Thanksgiving and Christmas-centered episodes for “black-ish”, “Modern Family“, “Stumptown”, “General Hospital”, and more, as well as the return of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” and “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition”.

Trisha Yearwood will host this year’s “CMA Country Christmas” while Lea Michele will lead the original film, “Same Time, Next Christmas” alongside Charles Michael Davis and Bryan Greenberg–and no holiday season would be complete without the Peanuts gang so, make sure you tune in for the iconic specials,“A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown” and “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown”.

You can expect the yearly tradition of magical celebrations from Disney Parks, and once Santa Claus finishes his route, end the year with “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest”.

Updated (12/14/19): Added information for the “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family & Good Times” special, which airs on Wednesday, December 18th.

It’s going to be quite the season — check out the full lineup below!

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Robbie Williams has thrown himself in the holiday music mix by releasing his first ever Christmas album, “The Christmas Present”. This new album will be a double disc album; the first disc is called ‘Christmas Past’ and focuses on classic holiday covers along with a few new tracks.

The second disc, dubbed ‘Christmas Future’, will include a merry mix of original songs and duets with Jamie Cullum, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and British professional boxer, Tyson Fury.

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I’ve been seeing a lot of memes lately regarding Michael Bublé and the Christmas season — this ‘defrosting’ one in particular made me laugh this week but, honestly, it’s funny because it’s true…and Bublé proved it by releasing a new Christmas tune today, the first day of November!

Bublé has recorded a brand new version of the classic Irving Berlin song, “White Christmas”, made famous by Bing Crosby — which he originally featured on his 2011 holiday album, Christmas, as a duet with Country music icon, Shania Twain that was inspired by The Drifters 1954 version.

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It’s the first day of November, which makes it the perfect day for some Christmas binge-watching news, doesn’t it?  Freeform seems to think so because, they dropped the entire lineup for their iconic 25 Days of Christmas holiday programming this year and I have it all here for you!

Just like last year, Freeform will span the 25 Days of Christmas celebration from their network to ABC and the Disney Channel, which allows for you to get your Christmas fix all day long on multiple networks! Included in the lineup is the network premiere of “Same Time, Next Christmas” starring Lea Michele, Bryan Greenberg and Charles Michael Davis (which will originally debut on ABC on December 5th), Freeform’s original holiday film “Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas”, the new reality competition series “Wrap Battle”, a 2-hour holiday event for the original series “Good Trouble”, and the return of traditional classics like “Home Alone”, “Frosty the Snowman”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”–and all three films from “The Santa Clause” saga!

Check out the daily schedule for Freeform below!

Today is November 1st, which means that today officially begins the Christmas season for me!!!

I’m always in the spirit…but, now I’m *extra* festive! I know a lot of people wait until after Thanksgiving, and that’s fine, but to accommodate my decorating (including a full size tree in every room), shopping, enjoying traditions and fulfilling everyday responsibility–it’s less stressful for me when I can take more time to embrace it all.

Whether you celebrate the season the same way, or you wait until after T-Day, I hope this month gives you joy, cheer, good health and many blessings. Happy November & #StayMerry!

Stay merry!

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You know the holiday season is fast-approaching when the Walt Disney team starts releasing the schedule for Christmas festivities. If you’re planning for a festive trip to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth”, at least I can tell you when to expect Disney to celebrate the season at the Disneyland Parks located in Anaheim, California.

According to the Disney Parks Blog, Disneyland and California Adventure will begin decking the halls from November 8, 2019 and continue on through January 6, 2020.

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It’s been an exciting ride of holiday programming on Freeform these past two months, but I think we’re ready for the 25 Days of Christmas lineup now, amirite?

Freeform dropped the full schedule for their iconic and beloved 25 Days of Christmas programming today, and I’m pretty excited to share it with you all. Now, I’ll admit I was kind of disappointed to not see some films on the roster this year, but I’m excited about all of the original movies and specials on the way — as well as new network premieres, so it all balances out!

Keep in mind that 25 Days of Christmas isn’t limited to Freeform anymore — it will span across ABC (hello, CMA Country Christmas!) and Disney Channel as well. Details aren’t included in this particular post, but be on the lookout for more information on the lineup for those networks.

Check out a night-by-night list of the movies airing during Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas below, including more information on the upcoming original premieres and specials! If you missed the premiere of the original film, “The Truth About Christmas”, when it aired over the weekend, fear not, because it’s included in the new lineup.