The results of the 2007 Band Contest are in. Congratulations to Belleville East High School, who came in 1st for the second year running. A special thanks to all of those bands who participated in the 2007 Ameren St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade. Full results can be found on the Bands page in the Parade section of the site.

This year, Christmas In St. Louis is proud to be have Nurses for Newborns and Kids Caring 4 kids as our major charity partners.

More information about these charities, and the amazing work they do, can be found by accessing the Charities Page from the menu above.

Due to an error with the site, most people looking to see the information for this year's Macy's Holiday Festival of Lights only saw last year's info. We had two pages serving up different info for the same event. The issue has been corrected and the info is now up to date.

We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Please check out the Festival of Lights link above to get the most current info on the event.

This year's Grand Marshal is St. Louis native and accomplished vocalist and dancer Marjorie Failoni. You can read her bio in the Grand Marshals section.

This year the Parade will be broadcast by KMOV-TV. The broadcast will begin at 8 a.m. with pre-parade activities and conclude at the end of the parade at 11 a.m. The Channel 4 anchors emceeing the parade will be Virginia Kerr, Mark Cox, Paul Cook and Matt Chambers.

We've updated the Parade section to include pictures from the 2006 Parade. Go there now by clicking HERE.

After a few delays, the 2007 Application packet is now available for download. We apologize for any problems this delay may have caused you or your organization. You can get the packet in the Parade section or by clicking the following link. You may also contact Mark Burnham to get a copy.

2007 Christmas in Saint Louis Parade Application Packet.