You will have heard of The Grinch – a Scrooge-like parable, where a sour, solitary creature changes his ways after learning valuable lessons about Christmas’s true meaning. As a result, he experiences what can only be described as a positive cardiac event: “And what happened then?

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in November 1924. Take a look at photos showing how it's evolved over the last 100 years.

Set to take place on Thanksgiving morning 100 years ago, the first Macy’s Parade promised to be a magnificent affair. A newspaper ad in the Brooklyn Eagle placed by R.H. Macy & Co. announced the new event: “A giant Christmas parade will be held in Manhattan in which Santa Claus,