Gatlinburg's 43rd Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade to air on TV, December 22-25

GATLINBURG, TN - Named as a Top Holiday Parade in the US by USA Today’s 10 Best, the 43rd Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade will spread holiday cheer around the country this holiday season. Presented by Ole Red Gatlinburg, the Award winning parade will be broadcast Christmas week on local television stations in 30 markets throughout the Eastern United States.

Viewers will delight at the spectacular parade line-up of balloons, floats, beauty queens, 11 high school marching bands and more during the one hour special. The Parade features four-time world barbecue champion and star of the TV series BBQ Pitmasters, Myron Mixon, as Grand Marshal during this year’s procession. Known as the “Winningest Man in Barbeque,” Mixon is a New York Times bestselling-cookbook author, television personality and entrepreneur.

Local television listings are listed below. For more information on this and other events in Gatlinburg, call (800) 588-1817 or visit www.gatlinburg.com/events.

• Birmingham, AL – WIAT CBS 12/25 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Bluefield / Beckley, WV – WVNS CBS 12/25 5:00 am & 6:00 am, EVNS Fox 7:00 am
• Charleston / Huntington, WV – WOWK CBS 12/23 5:00 am – 6:00 am, 12/25 6:00 am – 7:00 am
• Charleston, SC – WCBD NBC 12/22 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, CW 12/22-23 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Clarksburg / Weston, WV WBOY NBC 12/25, 6:00 am – 7:00 am, WBOY-DT2 (ABC) 12/25 5:00-6:00 pm
• Columbus, OH – WCMH NBC 12/25 Noon – 1:00 pm Eastern
• Dayton, OH – WDTN NBC 12/25 5:00 pm, WBDT 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Dothan, AL – WDHN ABC 12/25 6:00 am – 7:00 am, WDHN 12:05 am – 1:00 am
• Evansville, IN – WEHT ABC 12/25 11:00 am – noon, WTVW 8:00 am – 9:00 am
• Ft. Wayne, IN – WANE CBS 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00 a.m.
• Grand Rapids, MI – WOOD NBC 12/23 1:00 pm -2:00 pm Eastern
• Greenville, NC – WNCT CBS 12/25 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern
• Hagerstown, MD – WDVM IND 12/24 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern, WDVM 12/25 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Hattiesburg, MS – WHLT CBS 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central
• Huntsville, AL – WZDX FOX 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central, WAMY MyNet 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
• Indianapolis, IN – WISH CW 12/25 9:00 am, WNDY 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Jackson, MS – WJTV CBS 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central, EJTV CW 12/25 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Jackson, TN – WJKT FOX 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00 am
• Knoxville, TN – WATE ABC 12/25 Noon to 1:00pm
• Lansing, MI – WLNS/WLAJ CBS 12/25 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Myrtle Beach, SC – WBTW CBS 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00am
• Nashville, TN – WKRN MeTv 12/22 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, 12/23 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
• Raleigh, NC – WNCN CBS 12/25 9:00 am – 1:00 am
• Richmond, VA – WRIC ABC 12/25 9:00 am – 10:00am
• Roanoke / Lynchburg, VA – WFXR FOX 12/25 8:00 am-11:00 am, WWCW/CW 11:00 pm – 12:00 am
• Savannah, GA – WSAV NBC 12/25 Noon – 1:00 pm, MY/METV .3 12/25 2:00 – 3:00 pm
• Terre Haute, IN – WTWO NBC 12/25 Noon – 1:00 pm Eastern, WAWV 12/25 Noon – 1:00 pm
• Tri-Cities, TN-VA – WJHL CBS 12/25 6:00 am – 7:00 am
• Wheeling, WV – Steubenville, OH – WTRF CBS 8:00 am – 9:00 am
• Youngstown, OH – WKBN CBS 12/25 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, WYTV-DT MyNet 12/22 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Published December 21, 2018