I was just telling my 13 year old daughter about this Friday, I remember as a kid going to Macy's in Detriot and seeing all the displays, it was a magical time.
I come form a town of 6,000. This year the chamber of commerce has a store front decorating contest with a $300 prize. The decorated store fronts went from 2-3 to almost every one more like 10-12 . It really spiced up the downtown. Santa and Jesus would be proud.