Rather, I am going far back in time to the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade that was considered a Santa Claus delivery system in its early years and originated here in Philadelphia in 1920.

Started in 1920, Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day parade (originally sponsored by Gimbels!) has been delighting Philadelphians with music, floats, performances and giant balloons for over a century.

Philadelphia’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, sponsored by a local ABC affiliate station 6abc and Dunkin’, is the longest-running parade of its kind in the United States.

6abc Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia kicked off the holiday season. ... I brought his brother and I used to come when it was on Market Street and we watched Santa go up into Gimbels." ...

The tradition of Thanksgiving Day parades started with the Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia in 1920. Louis Bamberger, the owner of Bamberger’s Department Store in Newark, New Jersey ...

This year’s Thanksgiving Day parade will feature 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage inflatables, 11 bands, and 700 clowns.