Saks Fifth Avenue’s annual holiday light show at its flagship location has been canceled after nearly two decades of yuletide spectacle — apparently because of cost-cutting, The Post has

One of the most popular signs of the holidays in New York City is no more. Saks will not put on its typical light show on the building’s Fifth Avenue façade this holiday season, the company confirmed Monday to NBC New York.

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

But Saks is taking a new approach this season, focusing instead on holiday windows and fashion. "In our 100th year, which also marks the anniversary of the flagship, we are celebr

Saks Fifth Avenue says the flagship store in New York City will not be hosting its annual holiday light show this year.According to a statement, a spokesperson said the light show will not happen due to "changes in its approach to the holiday windows" for the flagship's 100th anniversary.

For years, the department store has lit up the facade of its flagship store in Midtown Manhattan.

The company said this year they want to do things differently, focusing on the "architectural significance" of the Fifth Avenue building

Fifth Avenue is poised to look a little less merry this holiday season. A spokesperson for Saks Fifth Avenue, the retail company behind the iconic store across from Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, said the flagship location will not be hosting a holiday light show this year,