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Sting, ‘Sesame Street’ set for Macy’s parade

File-This March 12, 2014, file photo shows Sting performing in concert at the 7th Annual Performance Series of Legends Benefit Concert for The Duke Ellington School of Music at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Md. Sting, Idina Menzel and the cast of “Sesame Street” will be among the stars celebrating at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s announced Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, that Kiss, Meghan Trainor, Quvenzhane Wallis and Renee Fleming also will be part of the lineup on Nov. 27. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision/AP, File)

New York • Sting, Idina Menzel and the cast of "Sesame Street" will be among the stars celebrating at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Macy's announced Monday that Kiss, Meghan Trainor, Quvenzhane Wallis and Renee Fleming also will be part of the lineup on Nov. 27.

The special will air at 9 a.m. Easten on NBC. Macy's says more than 8,000 people will participate.

Philadelphia's Taney Dragons will kick off the march with its star pitcher, 13-year-old Mo'ne Davis.

Latin superstar Romeo Santos, Nick Jonas, Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez and former NHL players John LeClair and Pat LaFontaine also will take part.

The cast of the "Today" show will host the three-hour broadcast of the 88th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Online:

http://social.macys.com/parade/

By The Associated Press