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FakeNoose

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8. Yes that's what they do now, and I think they have ruined it

Reply to global1 (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 03:47 PM

Thursday

NBC televises almost nothing of the parade itself. They have stationary cameras set up right in front of Macy's on 34th Street and that's what they show, the lip-synched performances at the parade stand.

It's a completely different experience for the folks who are there in Manhattan, standing on Fifth Avenue and watching the bands and floats go by. But it seems NBC is doing what Macy's wants, and Macy's is paying the bills.