Pro-Palestine protesters have cancelled a planned demonstration outside Myer’s Christmas windows after Myer scrapped the launch event scheduled for Sunday and the premier accused the protesters of “politicising Christmas”.

Myer’s annual Christmas window unveiling event has been scrapped over safety concerns due to a planned pro-Palestine protest, calling for the end of the ongoing war.

Protesters have called off their plans to a "peaceful and non-violent" action outside Myer's Christmas windows this weekend.

The organiser of a pro-Palestine protest group has provided a controversial reason for plans to disrupt the Myer Christmas Windows, as they ignored pleas from Victoria Police to respect the holiday tradition.

The unveiling of the festive display in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall was cancelled when an activist group promoted a ‘Crash the Christmas Windows’ demonstration.

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The official unveiling of Myer's Christmas windows on Bourke Street this Sunday will not go ahead after a protest was organised to disrupt the event.