Just as Spirit Halloween took over the corpses of the department stores that came before it, Spirit Christmas is planting its flag on the North Pole experience pioneered by the mall Santas of yore—without the hefty price tag (and seemingly without the long lines: you can book a visit online ).

This year, shoppers might be able to do their Christmas decoration shopping at a former Spirit Halloween. Here's where the shops will pop up this holiday season

Spirit Halloween, the retailer known for its pop-up costume shops, wants to create a new holiday tradition, Spirit Christmas.