HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Country music hitmaker Phil Vassar performs “Santa’s Gone Hollywood” tonight on The Hollywood Christmas Parade. The 88th annual parade premieres as a two-hour special on The CW Network tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET / PT. Click HERE for local listings.
Access Hollywood television icon, Mario Lopez serves as the Grand Marshal with hosts including Laura McKenzie, Eric Estrada, Dean Cain, Montel Williams and Elizabeth Stanton. Additional performers include Bret Michaels, Dionne Warwick, David Archuleta and many more.
The 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Featuring Marine Toys For Tots culminates with the much-awaited arrival of Santa Claus and his reindeer, ushering in the holiday season, accompanied by his United States Marine Corps escorts, Staff Sergeant Johan Rodriguez and Gunnery Sergeant Justin Block.
The parade will also air on the Hallmark Channel on Wednesday, December 25 and on American Forces Network, to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide. The event is presented and produced by Associated Television International, in association with The City of Los Angeles.
ABOUT PHIL VASSAR:
Phil Vassar’s reign of signature songs include 10 No. 1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits, including Carlene, Just Another Day in Paradise, Six-Pack Summer, When I Love You, and many more. Vassar was racking up hits on the radio long before he even began his own recording career that has seen the release of nine albums, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year trophies, ACM’s Top New Male Vocalist and sold-out shows across the country. Vassar’s songwriting career blossomed in the mid-’90s when he landed a publishing contract with EMI and penned hits for Collin Raye (Little Red Rodeo), Alan Jackson (Right on the Money), Tim McGraw (My Next Thirty Years, For a Little While), Jo Dee Messina (Bye Bye, Alright), and Blackhawk (Postmarked Birmingham). He signed a record deal of his own with Arista in 1998 and was named ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1999 and 2001. 2019-2020 marks 20 years of hits for Vassar and to celebrate he is hitting the road playing fan-favorite tunes across the country on his “Hitsteria Tour.” Phil also hosts a wine-infused series of conversations and music with hit artists, song-writers, athletes, and entertainers entitled Phil Vassar’s Songs from the Cellar which will begin airing on the Circle Network in 2020.
For more information on Phil Vassar, visit PhilVassar.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
