Elton John lights up New York City as he helps unveil Saks Fifth Avenue's holiday windows

Elton John is a bi-coastal guy: Sunday night, he was rocking the crowd at LA's Dodger Stadium on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, and Tuesday night, he was singing in the middle of New York City's Fifth Avenue.

This holiday season, Elton's partnered with famed department store Saks Fifth Avenue for a curated holiday collection, proceeds from which will go to The Elton John AIDS Foundation. The collection is available to shop now and as part of the partnership, Saks is donating $1 million to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

That's why Elton was the store's special guest Tuesday night as Saks unveiled its famous holiday windows. Fifth Avenue was shut down as a grand piano was rolled out into the middle of the street, and Elton's husband David Furnish and their sons Zachary and Elijah took their seats. Elton himself then appeared, sat down at the piano and thanked Saks CEO Marc Metrick for the million-dollar donation.

"This will help turbo charge our mission to end AIDS and it means a great deal to me to have your support --thank you so much," said Elton. "I'm so thrilled to kick off the holiday season tonight and be a part of this spectacular and iconic window unveiling and light show."

He then invited Metrick, David and the kids to join him for "the exciting part" -- they counted down to the unveiling.

The entire front of the Saks building was then illuminated with a dazzling light show, as Elton performed his signature hit, "Your Song."  Fireworks erupted from the top of the building, and even after Elton left, the display continued, soundtracked to Elton hits like "Step Into Christmas."

You can watch the whole thing now at Saks Fifth Avenue's website.

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