The Loop boomed with music, from Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” with the holiday cheer helping remedy chattering teeth during the chilly, windy parade.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thanksgiving festivities took over a packed State Street on a brisk Thursday morning for the 90th annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade. "We're starting to get cold," Chris Janick from Leland, Illinois, said. "We actually came out last night got a hotel room and wanted to see this parade."

LOOP — Smiles and festive attire were plentiful along State Street as thousands lined up to watch the 90th Chicago Thanksgiving Parade Thursday morning. The annual celebration brought music, worldwide cultures, giant balloons, dancing and more as over 100 groups made their way through the Loop. Even Santa and Mrs. Claus made an appearance.

The Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus following the team’s disastrous Thanksgiving day loss to the Detroit Lions to extend its losing streak to six games.

Eberflus is now the first head coach in Bears history to be fired midseason, and the first head coach to be axed this year.

With coach Matt Eberflus fired on Friday, the Chicago Bears entrust his duties with offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who has been greatly responsible for turning around the season of rookie quarter

Pass the turducken! 🦃 The @DallasCowboys Thanksgiving victory on FOX earned 38.5 million viewers and projects to rank as the most-watched NFL telecast this regular season on any network. The game peaked at 41.3 million viewers from 6:00-6:15 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/7Uce1TVONP

According to Fox, the Cowboys and Giants Thanksgiving game racked up 38.5 million viewers. It's the fourth-most ever for a Thanksgiving game.