PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Our countdown to the 106th 6abc Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade continues and we are introducing you to the people behind the scenes who help create the magic on the parkway.

Co-producers John Best and Maria DiBenedetto say they are bringing the holiday magic.

"We're the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country," says Best. "And it is a massive parade by the numbers. We have 600 volunteers. We have 14 larger than live helium balloons, 11 marching bands from all over the country, more than 1,000 singers and dancers, plus a record 37 musical performances."

It's the biggest show on the parkway and 6abc is covering it from every angle - on the ground and in the air.

And as always, there will be a star-studded lineup.

"We're starting with an 'American Idol' reu

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