Macy ' s Windows A long standing tradition of the holiday season are the window displays of retail businesses in New York City . Among the most elaborate of those displays are the windows of Macy ' s Department Store . In recent years , Macy ' s windows are not only adorned for the Christmas season , but also year round . Many of these displays feature items exclusive to Macy ' s , or promotions for television events , Broadway shows , or feature films . Over the years , the Muppets have appeared in poser - form on a few occasions . Among those were windows to celebrate the premiere of " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , and " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . Winter 2001 . The theme for the 2001 windows was Macy ' s own Thanksgiving Day Parade . A replica of the Big Bird balloon was featured in one of the windows . Flying past onlookers while the Rockettes danced below . Winter 2002 . Seven animated holiday windows were unveiled November 22 , 2002 in New York City . The extra special guest for this event was Kermit the Frog . Kermit helped usher in the holiday season by unveiling the seven front window displays that appeared on 34th Street and Herald Square side of Macy ' s . These windows served to promote the NBC airing of " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , the new Kermit the Frog balloon which premiered that year at the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade , and a plush Kermit available exclusively at Macy ' s ( based on the new balloon ) . The seven scenes depicted were : Miss Piggy and Kermit watching their new movie on a big screen television , Santa ' s sleigh arriving at Macy ' s Herald Square , the Statue of Liberty , a carriage ride through Central Park , Rockefeller Center , the The Muppet Theatre , and New Year ' s Eve in Times Square . Each window also featured a small place card with a poem describing the scene , which is often done for the window displays . < br > < br > Window 1 - It ' s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie : Miss Piggy , Foo Foo , and Kermit are seated in front of a television which is showing clips of their new movie ( as well as scenes of the parade ) . The window is set up like a living room , complete with a Christmas tree . Miss Piggy is holding a calendar noting the date of the premiere airing of the special . This window was next to the main entrance of the building , and above the main doors a large balloon version of the " Kermit the Frogtographer " plush looked down on shoppers . < br > < br > Window 2 - The Carriage Ride : Kermit and Miss Piggy ride through Central Park in a horse drawn carriage . Riding with them is a shopping bag from Macy ' s , filled with Piggy ' s purchases . Among the Muppets playing in the snow are Penguins building snowmen , Squirrels , and other park creatures . The poem read , " T ' was the night before Christmas and all through Central Park , Miss Piggy kissed her Kermie . Thank goodness it was dark . . . " < br > < br > Window 3 - Rockefeller Center Gonzo , Rizzo the Rat , Penguins and Chickens ice skate and sing carols at the world famous skating rink . The window poem read , " At Rockefeller Center Skating Rink the whole world comes to skate ! Chickens , Penguins , Rizzo the Rat , and Gonzo the Great ! So take this holiday advice : Put on your skates , throw off your cares , and take to the ice . " < br > < br > Window 4 - The Dance Hall Miss Piggy , in her Saltine outfit from " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , is center stage , backed by a line of legs from dancing girls which are visible from the rising curtain in this small scale reproduction of the Muppet Theatre . A slew of Muppets are featured in this display . Among them are Statler and Waldorf in a recreation of their Balcony . Also seated in box seats are Beauregard , the Newsman , Pops , Lew Zealand , the Swedish Chef , and the Singing Food . In the Orchestra Pit are various Whatnots , Muppaphones , and Monsters . A Rat is also dangling from a rope in front of the curtain . The window poem read , " At The Music Hall , time for that fabulous holiday dance ! But with Miss Piggy hogging center stage , no chorus line has a chance . " < br > < br > Window 5 - The Statue of Liberty In a visual reference to the movie " " On the Town " " , Kermit , Fozzie Bear , and Gonzo are dressed in sailor outfits , sitting atop the Statue of Liberty . Beside them , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker are conducting an experiment . Pepe the King Prawn is washing the windows which adorn the crown of the Statue , and Sam the Eagle is in the basket of a hot air balloon that is floating by . The window poem , spoofing the lyrics of New York ! New York ! read , " New York ! New York ! A holiday town ! The Bronx is up and the Battery ' s down ! The people here are the greatest around ! New York ! New York ! It ' s a holiday town ! " < br > < br > Window 6 - Times Square Kermit is atop the One Times Square building , counting down to the new year ( a role made famous by Dick Clark ) . Scooter is with him , filming the revelers below . The Electric Mayhem performs on an adjacent rooftop . Animal is riding the famed Times Square New Year ' s Eve ball , while the Rats swing on a rope which is lowering it . Beaker is being electrocuted while plugging in the power cord to the ball . The window poem reads , " It ' s New Year ' s Eve ! Times Square ! Just moments to go ! Let ' s bring in the new year . . . and look out below ! " < br > < br > Window 7 - Santa ' s Sleigh The famed Herald Square entrance to Macy ' s is represented here in a scaled down version . Penguins , Anything Muppets and the Elvises are gathered at the front door and atop the awning , while Santa ' s sleigh arrives ( a recreation of the famed Thanksgiving Day Parade float ) . Riding along with the Muppetized Santa are Miss Piggy , Kermit , Camilla , and Robin the Frog , who has spelled his name out with wooden blocks . The window card reads , " Santa Claus is coming to town ! It ' s almost Christmas day ! Once he gets Miss Piggy ' s list , he may need an extra sleigh ! " Winter 2004 . In 2004 , Grover was Macy ' s holiday ambassador , so to celebrate that , not only the Super Grover balloon that premiered the year prior now lead the parade , A large Grover balloon sat atop of the main entrance to Macy ' s . The balloon was a representation of the plush Grover that was available exclusively at Macy ' s that year , and which was featured in less elaborate window displays ( which consisted of displays of the plush Grover ) . There were similar displays ( including the balloon ) at other Macy ' s stores across the country . After it ’ s appearance in New York , Macy ’ s brought the Grover balloon over to Universal Studios in Orlando , Florida to promote their annual Macy ’ s Holiday Parade . It continues to be set up there for every Christmas season , along with other character ambassador balloons . March 2005 . In a promotion for " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , Ashanti unveiled six windows at Macy ' s on March 20 , 2005 . The windows were part of Macy ' s annual flower show , and each window featured scenes from the movie , along with fresh flowers . Macy ' s also offered exclusive Muppets ' Wizard of Oz Plush as part of the promotion . < br > < br > Window 1 - The Muppets Wizard of Oz Kermit sits on a park bench underneath a sign for Aunt Em ' s Diner reading the book " " Oz for Dummies " " . It ' s a sparse outdoors scene with not much else Muppet wise , but ties into the Macy ' s annual flower show by displaying a vast array of flowers . < br > < br > Window 2 - The Munchkin Village Munchkinland is featured in the second window . About half a dozen Rats dressed as Munchkins are featured in the village , including Rizzo . Miss Piggy , dressed as Tattypoo the Good Witch of the North , stands near a Munchkin hut and the Yellow Brick Wall . < br > < br > Window 3 - The Scarecrow Kermit as The Scarecrow is hanging from a cross which features a crow . Real corn stalks surround him , as well as sunflowers . < br > < br > Window 4 - The Tin Thing Gonzo appears as The Tin Thing sitting on some cinder blocks . Behind him is the Yellow Brick Wall and foliage . < br > < br > Window 5 - The Cowardly Lion Fozzie appears next as The Cowardly Lion , seeming to leap out at window gazers . < br > < br > Window 6 - The Gates of Oz The Cowardly Lion , Tin Thing , and The Scarecrow stand before the Gates of Oz , and are surrounded by multiple large urns of elaborate flower arrangements .