Every year at Christmas, one of the biggest traditions in Chicago is checking out the new displays in the Macy's (which used to be Marshall Fields) windows. This tradition was started back in 1862, in the Herald Square Macy's in New York. Each year there is a theme, and people no doubt work countless hours constructing moving figurines and scenes in each window around the outside of the store. Last year's theme was "The Nutcracker." This year, it is "Santa's Workshop." The windows are intended to reveal the secrets of how Christmas is made. Here are a few pictures that I stole from someone else's website because, clearly, their camera is better than mine.
Bubblemakers add wisdom and courage to the bubbles before they make the trip to Santa for his final inspection.
"Chirpadees" use snowflakes to parachute their way into the city.
In a factory below the city, tiny creatures make holiday lights for Christmas trees.
Fairies turn bubbles from the lake into beautiful ornaments.
In this window, fairies turn the Northern Lights into ribbon for packages and decorations.
In the final window, Santa inspects all of the items that have been created in the previous windows.
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