Turner Classic Movies and Macy's to Bring Miracle on 34th Street (1947) to Herald Square Plaza for Second Year

Beloved Classic to be Screened All Day Long Nov. 20, Beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Macy's are once again bringing Christmas to New York City's Herald Square with an entire day of screenings of the beloved holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The movie will be screened for fans outside Macy's Herald Square beginning at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, and will run throughout the day, with the final presentation scheduled for 8 p.m. TCM host Robert Osborne and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade executive producer Amy Kule will be on hand to introduce the 6:15 p.m. screening and to deliver a special holiday greeting on behalf of TCM and Macy's.

"We can't wait to celebrate our second year of Miracle on 34th Street screenings with Macy's in Herald Square," said Jennifer Dorian, general manager of Turner Classic Movies. "This very special event combines one of the most cherished Christmas movies of all time with the magic of New York City during the holidays. At TCM, it's our mission to share the greatest movies of all time with new audiences, and this is a treat for the whole family."

"We're delighted to welcome everyone once again to Macy's Herald Square, the very place where Miracle on 34th Street made generations believe," said Martine Reardon, chief marketing officer, Macy's. "It's a timeless classic that has forever enshrined this legendary store as a truly iconic destination to a worldwide audience. We look forward to spreading holiday cheer to movie-lovers of all ages."

Miracle on 34th Street stars Edmund Gwenn in an Oscar®-winning performance as Kris Kringle, a kindly, bearded gentleman who takes the reigns of Santa's sleigh at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade^®. Maureen O'Hara is Doris Walker, the supervisor who decides to hire Kringle as Macy's in-store Santa. John Payne plays Fred Gailey, Doris' handsome neighbor who agrees to take Kris in as a roommate. And Natalie Wood is Susan, Doris' perpetually skeptical daughter whose world is upended when it appears Kris Kringle might be the real Santa Claus.

Miracle on 34th Street helped make the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade an American institution. Begun in 1924, the Parade remained a primarily local tradition little known outside of New York. With its on-location opening scenes, however, Miracle on 34th Street brought the parade into the national consciousness. National television coverage of the Parade began in 1947, the same year of the film's release, and has remained a part of American popular culture ever since.