I bask in a city of light and bells. Salvation Army Bells ring to the rhythm of my walk as I hurry forward, then stop abruptly, and then hurry forward again. Trees dressed in lights move slightly to a less than brisk winter breeze. And their “dresses” are magnificent. Some all red, some multi-colored, some all white, some striped in red and flickering white, some pale indigo . . . People pull out their cameras in attempts to capture the surreal nature of NYC during the winter holiday.

I walk past statues on lawns of corporate buildings, statues of red ornaments piled on top of one another over flowing water, and then statutes of multi-colored lights in rollercoaster-like movement. The bells ring, and I walk on and on and on . . . The lights coat building fixtures; they coat trees; they coat lighting fixtures themselves, they coat awnings; they coat wreaths . . . My mind mills as my eyes remain enamored. What are the best sites to see in New York City during the holidays?  I wonder. A favorite of mine pops into mind: Macy’s. Why not go? I think to myself.

I approach Macy’s. White lights string into the image of a tree against the upper portion of the entrance of Macy’s. Inside the entrance, large red ornaments on thick red ribbons hang from the ceiling . . .

And then. The window displays.

Ships, and stars, and snowflakes. Fairies dressed in white with silver sequins gliding on strings. A wheel rotating with candy canes and nutcrackers. A wheel rotating with light wooden shoes and little glittering red ornaments. A large wheel turning with large golden hearts outlined in pearls. Another large wheel rotating with silver branches, silver snowflakes, silver icicles, and carved white birds. A gingerbread man spinning among candy canes on strings. Strings dipping black and silver ornaments like light snow bouncing up and then down in a subtle breeze. And there was more. Dizzyingly magical.

But what was this all about?

An interesting and worthy twist to a holiday must-see site.

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