What are you favorite signs that it's the holiday season in New Jersey, past or present?

Submitted by TimSPC t3_ykodc6 in newjersey

Two from the past that I miss:
The big Christmas candle wreath thing they used to put on the old Giants Stadium.
They used to put a big "Season's Greetings" light up display in Secuacus at Harmon Meadow Plaza, near where the old Lowes Plaza 6 movie theaer was. It was pretty big and could be easily seen from Route 3.

One that still happens is when the Fortunoff in Paramus on Route 17 puts all the Christmas trees in their windows.

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Maximum-Excitement58 t1_iuu8ng6 wrote

When Costco and Home Depot put out the artificial Christmas trees… in August.

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TheRacoonist t1_iuuc69g wrote

The giant Santa and displays at Fountains of Wayne

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TigerUSA20 t1_iuue3qt wrote

SiriusXM just turned on it’s holiday music channels on Tuesday

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on_mission t1_iuuemct wrote

Santa arriving by helicopter in Nutley on Black Friday

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OldSchoolDM96 t1_iuugs00 wrote

~The hess trucks back and it's better then ever!~

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tommccabe t1_iuuhfep wrote

The tree and wreaths that they put on the tollbooth to make it the HOLLAAD TONNEL

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TimSPC OP t1_iuuhtol wrote

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if the Harmon Meadow lights said "Season's Greetings" or "Peace on Earth".

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ohitsmark t1_iuunpoo wrote

I haven't lived in Highlands since 2004, but I always loved how Twin Lights had a lit tree in one tower.

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Morangatang t1_iuut8bw wrote

When the DOT message signs that tell you to slow down/pay attention start making winter/Christmas jokes

for example: "HO HO HO DRIVE SLOW SLOW SLOW"

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riem37 t1_iuuv5dm wrote

The giant menorahs everywhere, even by the Lincoln tunnel

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Psirocking t1_iuuv7kz wrote

PNC Arts Center lights show, even when you don’t go just seeing it from the GSP

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Intelligent_Ear_4004 t1_iuuve2c wrote

Can we stop all of the “remember the reason for the season” billboards? Most of us know our history and also understand capitalism….

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hip_drive t1_iuuxuy8 wrote

The telephone-pole decorations on Boulevard in Kenilworth. You know the ones—candy canes and snowflakes attached up at the top of the pole. A lot more towns used to do them, but as the years went on, more and more stopped. Kenilworth kept putting them up, though. They’re so small-town charming!

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crazyacct101 t1_iuv3he5 wrote

I always liked when they put the presents on top of the Lily Tulip cup in Holmdel (now a strip mall).

I still like the decorated earth moving equipment in front of Foley In Piscataway.

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jkurl1195 t1_iuvioff wrote

When the supermarket goes from Halloween to Christmas on October 24th. Magical. /s

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Zhuul t1_iuvjgru wrote

Driving through Haddonfield at night during the holidays feels like a fairy tale!

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srddave t1_iuvq4b0 wrote

The old Apollo Flags (and cards) in the Channel Lumber Plaza in Totowa would put one GIANT light-up decoration that you would walk through to get into the store. It used to be a snowman and then it was a Christmas Tree I think. It spanned the whole front of the store and you would walk through it to get into the store.

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thesoggydingo t1_iuw8jnq wrote

The giant ornaments are put outside the garden state plaza.

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