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Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
The Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular is an annual television special and fireworks display staged on Independence Day (United States) in New York City. Sponsored by Macy's and broadcast live on NBC, the show features musical guests and a large fireworks display.

History
Macy's, an American brand of retail stores, began holding fireworks displays in New York City in 1958, but at irregular intervals. For the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration, Macy's collaborated with The Walt Disney Company to produce a large-scale show for the July 4th holiday. The show has been held continuously since 1987.

Fireworks Show
The fireworks show is one of the largest staged in the United States of America. It is always choreographed a musical soundtrack. Up until 2003, this soundtrack comprised of prerecorded songs and well-known renditions of patriotic songs. From 2003-2010, the show was choreographed to an original score, performed by either the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America or The New York Pops and featuring well-known vocal stars such as Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Deborah Voigt. From 2011 to 2013, the show returned to using a pre-recorded sountrack. Beginning in 2015, the show began to use an original score again. For 2015 and 2016, The United States Air Force Band provided the musical backdrop, but was replaced by the West Point Band for 2017.