Toronto Santa Claus Parade
- Toronto Santa Claus Parade
One of the best known Santa Claus parades is the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people attend the parade every year. It is the world's longest running children's parade.Fact|date=June 2007
The Toronto Santa Claus Parade was started on December 2, 1905 by the Eaton's department store, with just a single float. It now has over 25 floats, 24 bands, and 1,700 participants. The parade is almost 6 kilometers long and can be seen anywhere along this route. It is one of the biggest productions in North America. The parade is currently carried in Canada by Global Television, and broadcast to several other countries, including New Zealand, Ireland and Norway, primarily by broadcasters owned by or affiliated with Global's parent company CanWest.
It was carried in the United States by CBS for many years as part of its "All American Thanksgiving Day Parade" coverage, since it coincided with American Thanksgiving.
ee also
* Santa Claus Parade
* Santa Claus
External links
* [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/eatons/parade.htm Ontario Archives] of the 1953 'Eaton's Santa Claus Parade'
* [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/parade/index.html The Santa Claus Parade Turns 100]
* [http://www.thesantaclausparade.com/ Toronto Santa Claus Parade official website]
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_Toronto110.html Ontario Plaques - The Santa Claus Parade]
Multimedia
* [http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_5403.aspx CityTV] : History of the Toronto parade.
* [http://www.canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/santaclausparade/index.html Global TV] video of the 2006 Toronto Santa Claus Parade.
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/economy_business/business/clip/2125/ CBC Archives] CBC Radio report from 1957 on the parade.
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