Members of pageantry teams, who accompany floats and giant balloons in the parade, listen to instructions at the staging area.
From left, Children's Volunteer Services director Cassie Collins with her husband, Bill Collins, an anesthesia technologist in Radiology, and Angela Farley, administrative assistant for Volunteer Services, stay warm during pre-parade organizing.
Opening act dancers presented by HTE Dance jump to the rock-a-billy version of "In the Mood for Christmas."
From left, patients Adeline Bearry, 7, Gabriel Martinez, 10, and Myles Flanagan, 10, are enthusiastic participants in the parade as they wave to the largest crowd ever to see the annual event.
Jack-in-the-Box, one of the many giant inflatables in the parade, floats past the Hyatt Regency Dallas Tower under crystal blue skies.
Amy Holland, a nurse practitioner in Orthopedics, enjoys her duties as a pooper scooper. Her banner reads "Princess of Poop."
The 107-member Hillcrest High School Marching Band plays holiday music as it makes its way along the Commerce Street parade route.
Spider-Man entertains spectators near The Adolphus hotel. Crowds were estimated to be six to 12 people deep at some points along the parade route.

From left, patients Kaylee Culpepper, 8, and Kaitlyn Gaffey, 9, wave at the crowd along with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat during the 21st annual Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Parade Presented by Capital One Bank Dec. 6. The downtown Dallas event benefits Child Life and attracted some 350,000 to 400,000 spectators, the largest crowd ever for the parade.