Holiday Windows 2011

Department stores all over New York have started to unveil their holiday windows. Manhattan's most famous Midtown retailers are known for splashy displays that have become as much a holiday tradition as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree or sidewalk Santas. This window was featured at the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

This window was featured at the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

A photo from Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

This Nov. 21, 2011 photo, courtesy of Saks Fifth Avenue, shows a Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window in New York.

A window at the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

This photo shows one of the windows featured at the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

The 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling is held outside Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.

General atmosphere at Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

The 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling is held outside Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.

A look at a window display at Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

Ballerinas appear at the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling 2011 on Nov. 21, 2011, in New York.

Macy's Creative Director William Schermerhorn and Whoopi Goldberg attend the 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling at Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.

The 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling is held outside Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.

The 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling is held outside Macy's Herald Square on November 17, 2011, in New York.

The 2011 Macy's Herald Square Christmas windows unveiling is held outside Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.

Detail of one of Bloomingdale's 59th Street Holiday Windows during Bloomingdale's 59th Street unveiling of Holiday 2011 Windows on Nov. 16, 2011, in New York.

The "Bloomettes" unveil Bloomingdale's 59th Street Holiday Windows during Bloomingdale's 59th Street unveiling of Holiday 2011 Windows on Nov. 16, 2011, in New York.

Singer and winner of "America's Got Talent" Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. performs during Bloomingdale's 59th Street unveiling of Holiday 2011 Windows on Nov. 16, 2011, in New York.

Detail of one of Bloomingdale's 59th Street Holiday Windows during Bloomingdale's 59th Street unveiling of Holiday 2011 Windows on Nov. 16, 2011, in New York.

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A man dressed as Santa Claus greets young spectators during the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

Detail of the Lord & Taylor Christmas windows on display following the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

Media personality Kathie Lee Gifford performs with the Young People's Chorus of New York City during the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

A young child stares at the Lord & Taylor Christmas windows on display following the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

The Lord & Taylor Christmas windows on display following the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

Detail of the Lord & Taylor Christmas windows on display following the unveiling of Lord & Taylor's Christmas Windows at Lord & Taylor on Nov. 14, 2011, in New York.

A view of "Lady Gaga's boudoir" shopping window, as part of Lady Gaga's 2011 workshop at Barneys in New York.