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Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

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Photo Credit:  ABC/Disney Parks
  • Premiered: 
    December 25, 1983
    (Click date to see TV listings for that day)

  • Network: ABC
  • Category: Series
  • Genre: Parade
  • Type: Live Action
  • Concept: 
  • Subject Matter: Holiday
  • Tags: Christmas

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Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1983 -- except in 2000 -- ABC has broadcast a Disney-themed Christmas Day parade from inside Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL.

On Christmas Day 2023 (Sunday, December 25) from 10am-Noon ET / 9-11am CT/MT/PT, ABC premiered the "The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade," a two-hour event hosted by Derek Hough and Julianne Hough from Walt Disney World Resort, alongside bi-coastal hosts Jesse Palmer and Mickey Guyton. In addition to the parade, musical performances include:

- Derek Hough and Julianne Hough: "Good Morning" and "Deck the Halls" Medley
- Ariana DeBose: "This Wish" from Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Wish"
- Chrissy Metz: "Silver Bells"
- The Smashing Pumpkins: "Evergreen" (A new, original holiday song!)
- Iam Tongi: "Mele Kalikimaka"
- The Broadway and North American Tour Cast of Disney's "Aladdin": "Friend Like Me"
- Meg Donnelly: "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"
- Michael Bolton: "Joy to the World"

And, to celebrate the 40th parade, the special look back at some of the most iconic performances from years past.s

- NSYNC (1998): "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
- Gwen Stefani (2018): "Winter Wonderland"
- Mary J. Blige and David Foster (2013): "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

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Other Titles

  • From 1983-1992, known as: Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
  • From 1993-1999, known as: Disney World's Christmas Day Parade
  • From 2002-2008, known as: Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
  • From 2009-2013, known as: Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
  • In 2014, known as: Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
  • In 2015, known as: Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration

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  • - Orlando, Florida USA