You might not guess it, but we’re big on tradition over here at TMZ … and one of our favorites is seeing what crazy stuff they come up with for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Here’s something you might’ve guessed, though — we’re also big on spectacle, and we’re waiting by our TV sets and laptops every year, grinning with excitement about the prospect of seeing what the organizers came up with.

And in case you needed a refresher about some of the parade’s biggest moments from the past — here ya go!