“For many years, the holidays at Saks Fifth Avenue included a light show at our flagship store, and for some time, we have contemplated changing our approach,” a spokesperson told the outlet. “In our hundredth year, which also marks the anniversary ...

NEW YORK -- Saks Fifth Avenue says its holiday light show, a popular New York City tradition, is coming to an end. For years, the department store has attracted visitors with dazzling lights at its flagship store in Midtown, Manhattan.

The department store is canceling an annual show that has long drawn tourists to its flagship store in New York City.

One of the most recognizable holiday-time spectacles is no more: Saks just announced that its legendary light show on the building's facade at 611 Fifth Avenue has been canceled indefinitely. The timing of the decision is pretty interesting as well: the company celebrates its centennial this year.

Saks Fifth Avenue says the flagship store in New York City is changing its approach to the holiday windows for the 100th anniversary this year.

Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled holiday visitors for years.

If you were looking forward to Saks Fifth Avenue’s spectacular light show, you might want to adjust your expectations. The famed event will not take place this year. The reason for this decision? A spokesperson shared with local news outlets that the cancellation is associated with “changes in its approach to the holiday windows” to