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Nashville Christmas Parade will be virtual this year due to the pandemic

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Nashville Christmas Parade will be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parade officials made the announcing Tuesday morning, saying the 93rd annual event will take place on Saturday, December 5, but in a virtual format.

The parade will feature virtual performances and celebrity appearances. A lineup has not yet been released.

In lieu of a grand marshal, health care workers on the front line of the pandemic will be spotlighted as “Hometown Heroes.”

The event benefits the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Click here for more information.