This year's edition of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is expected to be full of surprises as more performers, entertainers and awesome balloons are set to make their appearance.

According to Taste of Country, two country music stars are joining the festivities in New York City on Nov. 26.

The report revealed that Jake Owen and Jennifer Nettles, who are both coming out with new albums next year, will perform during the NBC telecast. However, no details relative to the songs that they are singing have been released yet.

It can be recalled that in last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Cole Swindell was the only representative from the country music department.

Apart from these country stars, Jordin Sparks, Daughtry, Andy Grammer and Mariah Carey will also perform during the 89^th annual parade which will start at 9:00 A.M. ET.

Based on estimates, there will be more than three million of people who will troop to New York City to witness the parade live. Meanwhile, those who will be watching the telecast are anticipated to reach 50 million.

On the other hand, Lohud.com reported that one of the most loved characters in the movie "Ice Age" is set to entertain the millions of spectators of the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

"The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is going to be nuts this year with the addition of a character made famous by Westchester's Chris Wedge," the report stated.

Scrat, the acorn-obsessed squirrel who has already made an appearance in four feature films and seven shorts, will appear as a 59-foot long, 24-foot wide and 41-foot tall balloon in the parade.

Based on Macy's statement, "Scrat will fly the entire 2½-mile parade route, chasing a giant acorn balloon, naturally."

With the character's gigantic design, "More than 15 million average sized acorns can fit inside of the parade's inflatable version."

Keep posted for more news about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade next week.