Wanamaker Light Show

1956 yost puts in the dancing waters enchanted fountain system and lights the fountains for christmas making it the first holiday light show at wanamaker s.

Wanamaker light show. Beginning of the annual wanamaker light show. The figures had 23 635 individual 7 watt light bulbs. It has had a long and tumultuous history and it remains a department store even today. That star had white amber and blue lights.

Come to the famous center city store housed in the historic wanamaker building to watch snowflakes ballerinas and reindeer float beyond the four story high velvet curtain of the grand court atrium. The entire wanamaker light show minus the tree weighed three and a half tons. The noon concerts generally follow the 7 minute light show. All organ recitals are 45 minutes long.

A perfect family outing the christmas light show and wanamaker organ concert at macy s is a philadelphia holiday tradition that dates back more than half a century. Its popularity with philadelphia parents and. Other light show endings feature a taped finale by the wanamaker organ. The holiday light show with a 3 story magic christmas tree and an intricate lighting display that extends up to the atrium s arched ceiling the holiday light show has been delighting children and adults alike since it was introduced in 1956.

Tbrd113 wrote a review apr 2020. Most of the friends of the wanamaker organ special concerts are geared to warmer months when humidity in the air dramatically increases the presence of the organ in the room and when tuning tends to be more stable. All reviews department store light show grand court christmas show beautiful sound free concerts holiday season behind the scenes city hall macys instruments console recital atrium shoes treasure. The original magic christmas tree had 85 individual tree branches topped by a cone shaped section and crowned with a five pointed star.

The majestic wanamaker organ is the largest playing pipe organ in the world and has more than 28 677 pipes. 1959 a 60 foot magic christmas tree of a million lights designed by a self educated electrical engineer from drexel hill hubert medland is added to the display.