MACY'S PARADE
Traditionally he is the last "celebrity" to appear in the parade
Santa Claus
People began digging up this Italian city in 1748, only 1,669 years after it was buried
Pompeii
Pierre Laclede named this Missouri city after not 1 but 2 French kings
St. Louis
One was bought at the market & brought "home again, home again, jiggety-jig!"
A Pig
In British politics an M.P. is a member of Parliament & the P.M. is this
Prime Minister
A band from Jupiter led off the 1989 parade, & this guy from Melmac served as a TV host
ALF
4 treaties to mitigate the horrors of war were signed in this city in August 1949, now the accords named for it are used in international law.
Geneva
Though Nashville is the capital, this is Tennessee's largest city
Memphis
Jack jumped over a measly candelstick; one of these jumped over the Moon
A Cow
Chas. is short for Charles; Jas., for this
James
Though 1919 was his 80th year in show biz, his new balloon wasn't in the parade, Doc; it broke
Bugs Bunny
The Pope excommunicated her in 1570 after she made the Anglican church England's official religion
Sherman's famous march to the sea ended 18 miles inland at this city
Savannah, Georgia
Simple Simon went a-fishing in a pail for to catch one
A Whale
Chas. is short for Charles; Jas., for this
lowercase
Other than humans, most live animals in the parade nowadays are these
Horses
The Scottish invested 20% of their national wealth trying to colonize the region and build this waterway which was finally completed 200 years later by the US. (The failure by the Scotts bankrupted the nation, forcing them to join England and Wales in the United Kingdom.)
The Panama Canal
This is the largest U.S. city with "Fort" in its name
Fort Worth, Texas
2 animals mentioned in "Hush, Little Baby"
A Billy Goat and a Mockingbird
KISS is a good acronym to keep in mind if you tend to overcomplicate things
Keep It Simple, Stupid
The Snoopy balloon always travels with this companion balloon
Woodstock
This famous French cardinal helped establish the Academie Francaise in the 1630s
Cardinal Richelieu
This Alaskan city was named after a senator from Indiana who became vice president under Teddy Roosevelt
Fairbanks (Charles W.)
Someone fleeced them good, their tails were found "all hung on a tree to dry"
The sheep belonging to Little Bo Peep
When teens text LOL to each other, they really mean this
Laugh Out Loud