Billy Currington will be among the celebrities helping to kick off the holiday season by taking part in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Billy will be joined by pop superstar Carly Simon, classical vocalist Andrea Bocelli, pop-rockers Boys Like Girls (who recently collaborated with Taylor Swift), R&B/disco icon Gloria Gaynor, reggae musicians Ziggy Marley and Judah Marley, 'American Idol' finalist Katharine McPhee, '30 Rock''s Jane Krakowski and the Muppets' Kermit the Frog.

Hosted by the 'Today' show''s Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer and Al Roker, the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be broadcast live from New York on Thursday, Nov. 26, beginning at 9:00 AM in all time zones. For the first time in the history of the parade, the procession will take a new route, bypassing Broadway.