Day: December 30, 2025

Best-bets for Jan. 1: Parade launches a day of music and football

1) Rose Parade (shown here in a previous year), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, ABC and NBC. The year gets off to a colorful and musical start. It opens with Magic Johnson as grand marshal and music by Bishop Briggs. Then we see 19 bands, plus floats, horse units and more. The closing music is by Capital Cities and by Dek of Hearts, the trio that finished third in this season’s “The Voice.” Read more…