Whereas the Rose Parade’s famed floral floats received’t be rolling down Colorado Boulevard on New 12 months’s Day, the Match of Roses remains to be giving everybody at house one thing to cheer about as New 12 months’s Day dawns — a two-hour tv particular at 8 a.m. Pacific Time on Jan. 1.

It should air on ABC, Hallmark Channel, KTLA, NBC and RFD-TV. The printed will begin at 7 a.m. on Univision.

The entire segments have been pre-recorded, together with musical performances from around the world. Some segments had been taped regionally in Pasadena whereas others had been in iconic locales throughout the nation, together with Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.

Listed below are the musicians who might be performing:

• Sheryl Crow – nine-time Grammy Award winner with greater than 50 million albums offered;
• Mickey Guyton – nation singer-songwriter and Grammy Award nominee;
• Tori Kelly – multi-Grammy Award winner, singer-songwriter;
• Girl A – multi-Platinum, seven-time Grammy Award-winning nation trio;
• Rascal Flatts – probably the most awarded nation group of the final decade; and
• The Struggle and Treaty – eclectic, soulful, husband-and-wife duo, one in all Nashville’s breakout acts.

Distinctive to the pandemic period, the Match of Roses organized for highschool and faculty seniors in marching bands — who would have in any other case carried out on the parade this 12 months, however will now lose that chance due to commencement — to play “Every part’s Coming Up Roses” in a socially-distanced orchestra led by Kermit the Frog.

Every scholar recorded themselves taking part in the music at house — whether or not that’s in Pasadena, Pennsylvania, Panama or past — then organizers edited all of the movies collectively to create a coronavirus-safe model of the music.

Kermit, the beloved lime-green Muppet amphibian who was the parade’s grand marshal again in 1996, was added in through the enhancing course of, organizers stated.

Past the music, there might be taped segments from a minimum of 9 of the float individuals and sponsors. Right here’s some descriptions, in accordance with latest information releases from the Match of Roses.

• Cal Poly Universities will supply a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a float;
• Metropolis of Hope will have a good time medical doctors, nurses, most cancers survivors and new beginnings;
• Dole Packaged Meals will spotlight its efforts to carry entry to sustainable vitamin for 1 billion individuals by 2025;
• Donate Life is presenting a floral sculpture to honor organ and tissue donors, in addition to healthcare heroes who make the present of life attainable;
• FTD might be showcasing their contributions to the long-lasting floral décor within the Rose Parade for over almost 70 years;
• Honda might be celebrating greater than 60 years of innovation and dedication to serving to others;
• Kaiser Permanente might be honoring well being care heroes and a wholesome, thriving world;
• Dealer Joe’s might be saluting retailer Crew Members who’re nourishing their neighborhoods, on daily basis;
• The UPS Retailer might be highlighting their dedication to literacy, offering youngsters sources to learn.

There might be highlights from earlier parades, together with performances from equestrian groups and highlights from previous Rose Bowl video games.

Sprinkled in between these segments might be celeb visitor appearances from:

• Daddy Yankee – multi award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and producer;
• Shanola Hampton – star of “Shameless” on Showtime;
• Laurie Hernandez – Olympic gold and silver medalist, 2016 U.S. Olympic Girls’s Gymnastics Group and 2020 Rose Parade Grand Marshal;
• Matt Leinart – 2019 Rose Bowl Corridor of Fame inductee, former NFL participant and Heisman Trophy winner;
• Rita Moreno – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT) award winner, and 2020 Rose Parade Grand Marshal;
• Dascha Polanco – star of Netflix hit, “Orange is the New Black”;
• Vin Scully – voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for greater than 65 years and 2014 Rose ParadeGrand Marshal;
• Gary Sinise – actor, philanthropist and 2018 Rose Parade Grand Marshal; and
• Emeril Lagasse – chef, restaurateur, TV persona and writer, and … “bam!” … additionally the 2007 Rose Parade Grand Marshal.

Specifically, Emeril is planning to indicate audiences how one can make one in all his signature cocktails, Emeril’s New 12 months’s Morning Glory, in accordance with a spokeswoman for the Match of Roses.

If you realize you’ll wish to make it for your self, go choose up these elements prematurely (or, even higher, have them delivered):

• Vanilla-infused vodka;
• Hersaint;
• Orange juice;
• Orange peel garnish; and
• Ice.