The World's Best Holiday Windows Are an Early Gift to Us All

The Concept: For 2015, Lord & Taylor was in a mind to share "A Few of Our Favorite Things." Its windows feature four animated holiday scenes, including a gingerbread kingdom, a holiday countdown, a cuckoo clock, and a sweets shop.

The struggle: The window displays at Lord & Taylor are never arranged on site. Instead, they're built elsewhere, then brought to the Lord & Taylor basement. Using hydraulics, the finished versions are brought up into the windows. Talk about planning.

The Verdict: At the unveiling, radio personality Danielle Monaro shared that she's particularly thrilled with the sweets shop window, which was inspired by Parisian patisseries.