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New faces at Macy's parade

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November 28, 2008|times wire reports

The 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade wound its way through Manhattan streets under sunny skies as thousands of marchers carried giant balloons past throngs of holiday revelers.

New this year were Buzz Lightyear, the square-jawed, action-figure astronaut from the 1995 film "Toy Story"; Horton, the compassionate elephant of Dr. Seuss books; and a five-story Smurf, from the popular children's TV show that began in 1981.


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Organizers said more than a million spectators viewed the parade in person, with an additional 50 million watching on television.

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