CINCINNATI — The holiday season is fast approaching, which can only mean one thing: the return of Shillito's elves.

This year, the iconic figures will take up shop at the Carew Tower — just a short walk away from the site of the former Shillito's department store, where they were first introduced.

Visitors will be able to see the decades-old collection from Nov. 27 to Jan. 4. While visible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the elves will also be animated from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The display will feature The Mail Sorter, Little Woodshop, Pete the Painter, Lazzie Bear and Gift Wrap, as well as Elves at Home, including the Piano Player, Ned the Newspaper Reader and the Bunkbed Elves.

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