pics of Shelley (some are encircled)
when she participated in Macy's 55th Annual
Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1981
The American Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday celebrated yearly on the fourth Thursday of November. The national holiday is a tradition that dates back to 1863 (Since the late 19th century, it has been linked to the 1621 harvest festival of the Pilgrims). It is a celebration that centers around giving thanks for the good things that have transpired during the year that passed. The Thanksgiving dinner is a traditional meal awaited and prepared by many during this holiday with dishes made from ingredients native to the United States such as turkey, potato, sweet potato, corn, pumpkin, green bean, and cranberry. Likewise, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has also been an annual tradition awaited by many.
Shelley (encircled) participated
in Macy's 55th Annual
Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1981
The US-based department store chain Macy's has been holding the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924; and it's one of the oldest Thanksgiving Day parades in the United States. The parade is held on Thanksgiving Day and is three-hours long, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The parade is held in Manhattan... It starts at Central Park West (originally it started in Harlem) and ends at Macy's Herald Square. The parade route is 2.5 miles long and has been televised nationally on the NBC TV network since 1953. Featured in the parade are giant balloons, floats, marching bands, clowns, performance groups, celebrities and stars; they all stop momentarily at designated points along the way to entertain the crowds watching from the sidewalks and the surrounding buildings. Shelley Hack participated in Macy's 55th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1981... as part of Revlon's "Charlie And The Nutcracker" float.
Shelley (encircled, partially covered)
participated in Macy's 55th Annual
Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1981
Macy's 55th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade was hosted by Ed McMahon and Regis Philbin. Some of the performances featured were by the cast of the Metropolitan Opera production of Hansel and Gretel, the cast of Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies with Gregory Hines, the pop group Kool and the Gang, and the cast of Broadway's Camelot. It also featured stars like Donny Osmond, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon, Ann Miller, the cast of Sesame Street, Nell Carter, Phyllis Diller, Erik Estrada, and the cast of the movie Annie. It also debuted a new float by Revlon called "Charlie And The Nutcracker." It featured a giant nutcracker in the middle of the float that moved its arms as the float passed by, and as Tchaikovsky's "March of the Toy Soldiers" played in the background. When the float made its momentary stop, students from The School of American Ballet danced in front of the float to Tchaikovsky's "Trepak (Russian Dance)." Shelley Hack, who was at the time THE Charlie Girl (she was Revlon Charlie's perfume and cosmetics Supermodel), was also on the float... sitting right in front, on a fancy sleigh with a long-necked reindeer head designed into its front panel. And beside Shelley was someone dressed (in keeping with the theme) as a nutcracker. She was in a red outfit topped with a fabulous fur coat; and she smiled and waved to the crowd as the float passed by. Let's hope a clearer version of the parade would surface, so we can clearly see Shelley and Revlon's fabulous "Charlie And The Nutcracker" float.
Shelley (encircled, partially covered)
participated in Macy's 55th Annual
Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1981
