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  1. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Henri Bendel holiday window displays

  2. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Henri Bendel holiday window displays

  3. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Henri Bendel holiday window displays

  4. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Henri Bendel holiday window displays

  5. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Henri Bendel holiday window displays

  6. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  7. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  8. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  9. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  10. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  11. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  12. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Macy's holiday window displays 2012: The Magic of Christmas

  13. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  14. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  15. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  16. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  17. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  18. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Barneys holiday window displays 2012: Barneys and Disney present "Electric Holiday"

  19. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  20. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  21. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  22. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  23. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  24. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Bloomingdale's holiday window displays 2012: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

  25. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  26. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  27. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  28. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  29. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  30. Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury
    Photograph: Nadia Chaudhury

    Lord & Taylor holiday window displays 2012: Santa's Day Off

  31. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  32. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  33. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  34. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  35. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  36. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Bergdorf Goodman holiday window displays 2012

  37. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

  38. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

  39. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

  40. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

  41. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

  42. Photograph: Jessica Lin
    Photograph: Jessica Lin

    Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows 2012: Snowflake Spectacular

Christmas shopping and window displays in New York

Whether you're gift-buying or window-gazing, let us guide you through the best places to shop in New York this Christmas.

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Get a head start on crossing names off of your holiday shopping list with our guide to the best holiday and Christmas shopping in New York. You'll find information on the big department stores, such as Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as a guide to the best holiday markets in New York City. Plus, check out our photos of the most festive department-store window displays.

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Christmas shops in New York

Macy's Herald Square

Macy's Herald Square

  • price 4 of 4

It may not be as glamorous as New York’s other famous stores, but for sheer breadth of stock, the 34th Street behemoth is hard to beat. You won’t...

Bloomingdale's

Bloomingdale's

  • price 3 of 4

Ranking among the city’s top tourist attractions, Bloomie’s is stocked with everything from bags to beauty products, homewares to designer duds....

Barneys New York

Barneys New York

Every fashionista's best friend, the LA outpost of the legendary New York department store offers five floors of cosmetics, jewellery, shoes, designer clothes...

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

  • price 4 of 4

The mothership for ladies-who-lunch (particularly those who love to lunch at the Kelly Wearstler–designed BG), this venerable institution—housed in...

Lord & Taylor

Lord & Taylor

  • price 1 of 4

Oft-overlooked for its more glamorous department store counterparts, Lord & Taylor offers an ever reliable selection of classic brands like Ralph Lauren—minus...

Henri Bendel

Henri Bendel

  • price 4 of 4

While the merchandise (a mix of high-end and diffusion designer clothes, accessories and big-brand cosmetics) and prices are comparable to those of other...

Apple Store

Apple Store

  • price 2 of 4

iPod junkies can get their fix 24/7 at the Apple Store’s Fifth Ave open-all-hours flagship, which is marked by a dramatic 32-foot glass entrance. There are...

Christmas shopping in New York

100 best gift shops

100 best gift shops

Use our lists of the best stores by neighborhood and stop schlepping all over town. Related Top ten online-only gift shops Best holiday markets See more of New...