Hoda Kotb is celebrating this holiday season in the suburbs — starting with Thanksgiving. “Happy thanksgiving from our family to yours xo,” Kotb, 60, wrote via Instagram on Friday, November 29, alongside a carousel of family photos from Thanksgiving dinner,

As a main co-anchor on the Today show, Hoda Kotb also has anchored on NBC 's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade over the years. However, her tenure hosting the morning show will soon be coming to an end. Kotb's final appearance will be on January 10, 2025, with Craig Melvin set to replace her, making this year's Thanksgiving parade her last.

Singer Jennifer Hudson blew everyone away with performances from her highly-anticipated Christmas album, The Gift of Love. She belted "Jingle Bells" and "Let There Be Joy" on live television, not at all phased by the pouring rain in New York as she donned a glitzy red gown and let a backup dancer hold a matching umbrella for her.