‘My Favorite Christmas Traditions’ LORD & TAYLOR’s 2008 Holiday Windows

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 / — LORD & TAYLOR ANNOUNCES THAT ITS HOLIDAY WINDOWS, LONG REGARDED “THE GOLD STANDARD” OF STORE DISPLAYS, ARE OPEN THROUGH NEW YEAR’S DAY. “MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS” PORTRAYS A BELOVED ASPECT OF THE SEASON IN EACH OF THE SIX LEGENDARY FIFTH AVENUE WINDOWS: TREASURED GREETING CARDS, TIMELESS STORIES, DELICIOUS TREATS, RINGING MUSIC, FAMILY ORNAMENTS AND CHILDHOOD TOYS, ARE SHOWCASED IN ELABORATE SCENES PACKED WITH EXQUISITE ANIMATED FIGURES AND EXACTING DETAILS.

“FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS LORD & TAYLOR’S WINDOWS HAVE BEEN AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE ENCHANTMENT OF CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK,” SAID BRENDAN HOFFMAN, LORD & TAYLOR’S PRESIDENT AND CEO. “ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE OUR GIFT TO THE CITY’S JOYFUL HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND ONE OF ITS MOST CHERISHED TREASURES.”

AT THE WINDOWS OPENING CEREMONY, HOSTED BY NO OTHER THAN SANTA CLAUS AND WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY THE BROADWAY CAST OF IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS AND THE YOUNG CHOIR OF PS 236/173, THE LANGSTON HUGHES YOUNG EXPLORERS ACADEMY, HOFFMAN PRESENTED A DONATION TO THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ON DECEMBER 2, LORD & TAYLOR WILL HOST A BENEFIT BASH IN SUPPORT OF THE FUND’S EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING MORE THAN 1,400 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

AMERICA’S OLDEST RETAILER, LORD & TAYLOR, WITH ITS LANDMARKED FLAGSHIP ON FIFTH AVENUE AND ITS 46 STORES IN 10 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAS REMAINED THE FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORE FOR GENERATIONS OF SHOPPERS. AND FOR THOSE NOT NEAR A STORE, LORD & TAYLOR’S STUNNING HOLIDAY CATALOGUE, 80 PAGES PACKED WITH BEAUTIFUL ITEMS, AND ITS NEW ON LINE GIFT FINDER OFFER A CONVENIENT WAY TO SHOP FOR GIFTS FOR EVERYONE’S FAVORITE PEOPLE: http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/boutique-HGLandingPage-lordandtaylor/home