The soap opera stars shared photos on social media with “Y&R,”B&B,” and “DOOL” fans from the parade and from behind the scenes. “B&B” Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester) shared a photo of herself with Santa on Instagram. The caption reads, “Santa Baby… Tune in to the Hollywood Parade on CW Dec 11th! #hollywoodparade.”
“The Young and the Restless” star Christel Khalil (Lily Winters Ashby) also shared a photo on Instagram. The snapshot includes Khalil, Kate Linder (Ester Valentine), Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), and Tristian Rogers (Colin Atkinson). The foursome is riding on the “Y&R” float and the caption reads, “#hollywoodxmasparade2015 #yr.”
“Days of Our Lives” stars Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) and Martha Madison (Belle Black) got in on the photo sharing on social media, too. Deidre posted a snapshot with Santa on her official Facebook page. Hall also shared a snapshot on Twitter of herself with Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) and Martha Madison on the “DOOL” float with the caption, “We’re nestled in our seats and about to head out!!! @nbcdays @galengering @Marth27 #HollywoodChristmasParade.” Martha also posted a photo – this snapshot was Martha with Kate Lindner. The caption reads, “#HollywoodChristmasParade with @KATELINDER.”
Magicians Penn & Teller served as Grand Marshalls and there were musical performances by Clay Aiken, Mark McGrath, Natasha Bedingfield, Daughtry, Sean Kingston and a special treat – “American Idol” alums Ace Young and Diana Degarmo (“The Young and the Restless, ex-Angelina).
The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade two-hour special will air on the CW Network on Friday, December 11 at 8:00 PM both Eastern and Pacific. The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel will air multiple encores of the parade starting Saturday, December 19.