Enjoy the sights of Christmas in NYC in the safety of your own domicile and spare yourself the sardine experience of a real life visit. Here's my sixth annual video featuring the best of New York windows, landmarks, trees & decorations set to my favorite Christmas songs. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from NYC!!!
This year's songs:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Darius Rucker
Patapan/O Come, O Come, Emmanel by Mindy Gledhill
What Child is This by Kerrie Roberts
Below is a list of what you are viewing, in chronological order, with start points in parentheses:
SONG ONE - I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by DARIUS RUCKER:
Subway entrance along Central Park at 5th Ave, entrance to the Pierre Hotel (0:00)
Rockefeller Center Tree at the Ice Skating Rink, 30 Rockefeller Building (0:18)
Taxi and NYC skyline Tiffany Window (0:37)
The only snow in NYC, The window of Plaza Art Supplies 57th St (0:58)
Broadway scene Tiffany Window (1:05)
Miracle on 34th St theme Macy's window (1:08)
Santa and Reindeer Macy's Window (1:19)
Brooks Brothers Sheep in Sunglasses (1:29)
Where I wish I lived, a humble building on 63rd St between Lex and 3rd (1:40)
Mice in a Library Lord & Taylor window (1:50)
Christmas Trees in the rain along 6th Ave in the upper 50s (2:01)
Emerald and Diamond Necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels at Bergdorf Goodman (2:11)
Sparkling lights in the Empire State Building Lobby (2:22)
Van Cleef & Arpels at Bergdorf Goodman (2:11)
Santa's Workshop Macy's window (2:32)
Cinderella Saks Fifth Avenue window (2:42)
Fairy and Butterfly Lord & Taylor window (3:03)
Sherry Netherland Hotel Lobby ceiling (3:14)
Wind mobile Barney's Window (3:24)
Projected snowflakes falling in the Peninsula Hotel Lobby (3:39)
SONG TWO - PATAPAN / O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL by MINDY GLEDHILL:
Tree with ice cream cone, bow, champagne bottle, cupcakes, Henri Bendel interior (3:50)
Just a few ornaments hanging from the ceiling of Rolf's German Restaurant (4:02)
Ballerina marionettes at Lord & Taylor(4:14)
Stars and Empire State Building replica in the ESB Lobby (4:23)
Believe deception at Macy's Herald Square first floor Broadway entrance (4:32)
Giraffe. kitty cat and dog paintings with mice Lord & Taylor window (4:39)
New York Public Library Lion, Bank of America tower in the background (4:51)
Waltzing couples Sak's Fifth Avenue light show (4:56)
Tiffany building and Unicef star, 57th and 5th (5:03)
Bloomberg Christmas Tree (5:09)
Gears and mannequin Bergdorf Goodman window (5:15)
Windows on a building at 44th-ish and 6th Ave (5:21)
The Empire State Building and the steeple of The Little Church Around the Corner, 29th St (5:25)
Island of Manhattan with the Thanksgiving Day Parade and floats Macy's window (5:31)
Architectural Theme Bergdorf Goodman window (5:45)
Bryant Park fountain, Christmas Tree, skating rink, back of the NY Public Library (5:49)
Snowball makers with ice sphere Macy's window (5:54)
Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Building (6:00)
Fairy tale theme Saks Fifth Avenue window (6:06)
Neon theme Bergdorf Goodman window (6:13)
SONG THREE - WHAT CHILD IS THIS by KERRIE ROBERTS:
Iridescent mushroom Barney's window (6:25)
Ice skaters in Rockefeller Center replica Tiffany window (6:35)
Crystal Empire State Building lobby window (6:45)
Front window and Christmas tree in the Lobby of the New York Public Library (6:55)
Silver trumpets Bergdorf Goodman window (7:06)
Huge nutcrackers on 6th Ave looking down toward Radio City (7:17)
Radio City Music Hall and Christmas Ornaments across from Rockefeller Center (7:28)
Christmas Deer in front of Fox News building (7:38)
Waldorf=Astoria lobby clock (7:44)
Manger scene at Grand Army Plaza with flashing ConEd truck. Could have used a nice squeaky clean version from St Patrick's but this is so New York, and probably more in keeping with the original event, exposed and not an ideal place to have a baby (7:51)
Cake and pastry Bergdorf Goodman window (8:02)
Bas relief sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I forgot to get the artist's name but will do that when I do another Penny Admission to the Met and will update this then. (8:14)
The Madison Ave courtyard entrance to the Palace Hotel (8:25)
Macy's red planet window (8:36)
Macy's green planet window with orbiting blue rocks (8:45)
The Helmsley Building above Grand Central from Park Avenue (8:50)
Cardinals and snowy village Lord & Taylor window (9:02)
Times Square New Year's Eve Ball drop against NYC skyline Bloomingdales Window (9:07)
Christmas Stars light show in the Time Warner Center lobby (9:17)
Madison Square Park Christmas tree, Met Life building (9:22)
Pierre Hotel oval tea room with cloud ceiling. I don't know if they still serve tea there but they used to. (9:28)
Painting of the Resurrected Jesus Christ at the Saint James Church, Madison Avenue (9:46)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Thanks for watching this year's video!