Texas Takes Manhattan! Hurst’s L.D. Bell Band Selected for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Texas will be represented in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The L.D.Bell Blue Raider Band

The L.D.Bell Blue Raider Band from Hurst High School will represent Texas in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. According to NBCDFW, The band is one of eleven marching bands nationwide, making the trek to the Big Apple for the Thanksgiving Day parade.

The Parade is a Big Deal for the Blue Raider Band

The band has had plenty of time to practice for the big event. The Blue Raider Band found out last year that they had been selected for the parade that has an audience in the neighborhood of 30 million people.

The Blue Raider Band’s Performance

For its first appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Blue Raider Band will pay homage to Texas by performing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” and Dua Lipa’s “Houdini”. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will air on NBC starting at 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27. It will also stream on Peacock.

The History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Roaring Twenties were very good to American businesses, and according to History.com,  Macy’s Department Store saw its flagship store expand in 1924 from Broadway to Seventh Avenue along 34th Street encompassing one million square feet of retail space. This is where the much-loved Christmas movie Miracle on 34th Street derived its name.To celebrate the grand opening of the “World’s Largest Store”, Macy’s held a parade in New York on Thanksgiving morning. It was Macy’s hope that a parade featuring Santa Claus would prime New Yorkers for the Christmas shopping season.