(A Christmas window display in Paris, France)
The best holiday window
dressings can generate great excitement and become a gathering place for
an entire shopping community. They contribute to the environment by
entertaining pedestrians, while simultaneously communicating the
products and services inside the store. Many department stores
create displays with moving parts, lights, music and all kinds of
animated characters.
When I was a young child it was a part of my family's tradition at
Christmas to grab a hot cocoa and walk along the avenue viewing the
Christmas window displays. As I grew older and moved to Chicago this
became an even greater treat!
Now I take my children to down town St. Charles
every year to view their window dressings and eat chestnuts that are
roasted by venders on the street corners there. St. Charles also hires
many actors and singers during Christmas to entertain pedestrians. This
is a inexpensive way for my family to enjoy the holiday environment and
be together.
I've included some fun video here of Christmas window displays I found on youtube for
those of you who are "snowed in" during the holidays or maybe you live
in a small town and don't get to see these elaborate creations.
Video selections of window dressings at Christmas.
- Ogilvy's Christmas window displays: one, two, three, four
- Christmas in New York City
- The Bay Queen Street, Toronto (Christmas Window)
- Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows: 2008, 2008 in New York, 2007, 2011, Building windows for 2011, 2010,
- Macy's Christmas Window Displays: 2011, article, 2008, 2010,
- Bergdorf Goodman Christmas Windows: 2011,
- Tiffany Christmas Windows: 2011,
- Christmas in Chicago: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4,
- Vintage Christmas Window Displays
- Woodward's Christmas Windows at Canada Place 2007 and The old Woodwards
- Christmas Windows from Buffalo, NY
More links to Christmas window displays.
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