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.

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.

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

After nearly two decades of enchanting holiday shoppers with its elaborate light displays, Saks Fifth Avenue suddenly canceled this year’s installation, an about-face from statements made less than a month ago.

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