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The history of Christmas shop windows

Christmas time wouldn’t be complete without the festive shop window displays. Seán’s guest’s gran...

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16.13 11 Dec 2025


The history of Christmas shop windows


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16.13 11 Dec 2025


Christmas time wouldn’t be complete without the festive shop window displays. Seán’s guest’s grandfather led the design and construction of Gimbel’s Christmas window displays in the 1940s. The department store has become a hallmark of the holiday season, featured in classics like ‘Elf’, and ‘Miracle on 34th Street'.

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