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GRAND MARSHAL |
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Jake Jabs
President
American Furniture Warehouse
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MARCHING BANDS |
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Eight of the
best high school marching bands in the state showcase their
talents and compete for honors in this year’s street parade
competition, recognizing bands for both their holiday
lighting presentation and music and marching abilities.
2009 Marching Bands:
Arapahoe
High School Warrior Marching Band
Denver Citywide Marching Band
Greeley High School Wildcat Marching Band
Lakewood High School Bengal Marching Band
Legacy High School Lightning Marching Band
Littleton High School Lion Pride Marching Band
Mountain Range High School Mustang Marching Band
Overland High School Marching Trailblazers
COLLEGE BAND
CSU’s Marching
Band, the first collegiate marching band to perform in the
Parade of Lights, boasts 250 outstanding performers,
representing every college at CSU.
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DAZZLING FLOATS |
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Santa
Claus - Clearly one of the parade’s most anticipated moments is the arrival of Santa Claus. This beautiful float, stretching 32-feet long, 12-feet wide and 13-feet high, features Santa riding high atop an ice carved sleigh resting on an iceberg somewhere near the North Pole. This exciting finale unit marks the end of the parade.
Sponsored by
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The Clock
Tower celebrates the beauty of Downtown Denver’s
architecture and attractions. It depicts a stunning outline in
white and gold lights of Denver’s
ever-changing skyline and
features its most enduring landmark, a brilliantly lit version
of the D&F Tower. The clock tower, decorated in glowing
neon colors, black lights and chaser lights, rises to more
that 20-feet high. It can lower down to 13.5-feet
to clear
overhead obstacles along the parade route.
The float is 32-feet long and 12.8-feet wide.
Sponsored by
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Ship
of Lights This beautiful float will dazzle with thousands of
lights, but not just any lights! Xcel is proud to sponsor the
parade's only float that uses energy saving LED lights!
Sponsored by
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 Carousel
sparks the imagination in us all as a winter garden comes to life with
animated evergreen animals circling a frozen flower carousel. Some
30-feet long, 13-feet wide and 16-feet high, the beautiful greenery and
flowers glisten with iridescent glitter, mini-lights and other special
lighting effects. The entire carousel turns majestically while topiary
animals move up and down.
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The
Christmas Story
float is entirely supported by a coalition of local churches.
This 30-foot long float celebrates
Christmas by bringing the traditional nativity scene to life.
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The
Nutcracker brings
the classic
holiday story to life on this beautiful float
complete with Clara riding
in a magical boat that looks like a giant swan, while
overlooking a fairytale castle and an animated Mouse King. Joining the fun
are toy
soldiers and nutcrackers marching alongside.
Sponsored by
Elves and the Shoemaker from
the classic German Grimm's fairy tale, this float brings the story to
life! Watch as elves get fast to work helping the poor shoemaker
by
sewing a perfect new pair of shoes while he sleeps.
Sponsored by
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Mountain
Magic recreates a miniature adaptation of one of
Colorado’s world famous ski resorts. Some 30-feet long by
10-feet wide by 13-feet high, this float features a
snowcapped mountain peak punctuated with evergreen trees and a
working ski lift. Animated skiers race down both sides of the
mountain.
Hundreds of miniature trees and a flurry of artificial
snowflakes are used to decorate this classic Colorado winter
scene.
Sponsored by
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The Gingerbread
House is a feast for the eyes and a sweet lover's fantasy. This
whimsical float is covered with larger-than-life candy, and is
accompanied by giant chocolate candy kisses, lifesavers and candy canes
parading down the street.
Sponsored by
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Toy Box Friends
makes every child's dream come true as toy box friends become
bigger than life. Featuring toy soldiers, an airplane flown by a
teddy bear, a rocking horse, building blocks and a family of
bright yellow ducks, this float is accompanied by favorite toys
that are sure to win the hearts of young and old alike.
Sponsored
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The Jewelry Box is truly a jewel in the parade. This
year, look for a pink dancing elephant joining in the
festivities.
Sponsored
by
The Crazy Merchant, Inc.
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GIANT BALLOONS
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The playful, 28-foot tall Penguin balloon - the parade
mascot - will
delight young and old parade viewers alike. This year the
Penguin gets a name! Children 12 and younger can enter the
Name the Penguin Contest presented by American Furniture
Warehouse. Enter the contest for a chance to win great
prizes. Learn more at
www.afwonline.com.
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The Puppy With
Newspaper is a
45-foot long version of one of
Colorado's favorite furry friends retrieving the morning news.
Sponsored by
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The Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of the parade’s most familiar
faces, especially with that bright red nose.
Heralding the arrival of Santa Claus, this 40-foot reindeer is a
favorite sight for parade-goers.
Sponsored by
99.5 The Mountain ■ Studio
1430 KEZW ■ ALICE 105.9
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SPECIAL
APPEARANCES
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Stage Coach
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A CAST OF
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This year’s 9NEWS
Parade of Lights is proud to celebrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of
the region by featuring Colorado Mestizo Dancers, Denver Taiko
Group, Grupo
Folklorico Semblanza de Mexico, and the Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association.
In addition, special performers
will enliven the parade every step of the way, including performances by
Belliston Academy, Colorado Fire Tribe, Colorado School of Dance Gold Medal Pom
Team, and Revive
Christian Dance Studio. On Saturday, Peak Academy of Dance
and State of the Arts Studio for Dance and the Performing Arts
will participate.
Colorado
sports team mascots will get into the spirit of the season too!
Join
Rocky from the
Denver Nuggets, Dinger from the Colorado Rockies, Miles from the
Denver Broncos, Bernie from the Colorado Avalanche, Wooly from with
Colorado Mammoth, Stix from the Denver Outlaws, and the four
Colorado Rapids mascots; Edson the Eagle, Marco Van Bison, Jorge el
Mapache and Franz the Fox, as they greet spectators along the
parade route.
Some of our
favorite animals will make an appearance in the Parade. New this
year will be the Samoyed Dogs from the Denver Samoyed
Association. Returning again this year is Parade favorite,
The Westernaires.
Also featured in the parade
are
the Black Hawk Fire Department, Denver Firefighters Local 858 and
the Denver Sheriff Honor Guard. With its cast of
thousands, the 35th annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights continued to
be spectacular in its entertainment and dazzling lights!
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