TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
9AM,2PM The 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Warm up the big screen TV and get yourself a cold drink because the world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will once again delight New York City spectators and a national television audience with its signature mix of giant character balloons, fantastic floats, marching bands, performance groups, celebrities, clowns and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
12 PM The National Dog Show
If you’re interested in guilting your dog into becoming a better version of him- or herself, you need to tune into this NBC Thanksgiving Day tradition hosted by John O’Hurley, former “Seinfeld” star and winner of “Dancing with the Stars.” David Frei, “the dean of dog show commentators” will also be behind the mic.
MOVIE My Southern Family Christmas Under the guise of being a journalist, Campbell (Moira Kelly) has a chance to get to know her biological father (Bruce Campbell) for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really
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is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town’s record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth.
(LIFE) MOVIE Baking All the Way Julia Wilson (Cory Lee), an accomplished pastry chef from Chicago, heads to a small town bakery famous for their gingerbread to complete her upcoming Christmas cookbook. There she finds herself at odds with Kris Thompson (Yannick
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Bisson), the bakery’s charming but private owner, who is ambivalent about sharing his secret recipe.
(TNT) British actor Taron Egerton won a richly deserved Golden Globe Award for his captivating portrayal of pop superstar Elton John in this 2019 biographical musical, for which Egerton also provided his own vocals. The film charts John’s rise from a musical prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his long and happy professional partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin.*