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    <periodOfReport>2007-11-30</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000902270</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>LENOX GROUP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LGI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001050154</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001267474</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>C4S &amp; CO LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001042589</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>COHEN PETER A</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <otherText>See Explanation of Responses</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001267535</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STARK MORGAN B</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001043935</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STRAUSS THOMAS W</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001275922</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SOLOMON JEFFREY M</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001267470</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS SECURITIES LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Explanation of Responses</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001267475</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RCG CARPATHIA MASTER FUND LTD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Explanation of Responses</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>297010</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Ramius Securities, L.L.C.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1213511</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Consists of Shares owned by Ramius Securities, L.L.C. (Ramius Securities). As the managing member of Ramius Securities, with the power to direct some of the affairs, including decisions with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares, of Ramius Securities, Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. (Ramius) may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Ramius Securities. As the managing member of Ramius, C4S &amp; Co., L.L.C. (C4S) may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Ramius Securities.  As the managing members of C4S, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Ramius Securities.  Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, Ramius and C4S disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of Shares owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd. (RCG Carpathia). As the investment advisor of RCG Carpathia, with the power to direct some of the affairs, including decisions with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares, of RCG Carpathia, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia. As the managing member of Ramius, C4S &amp; Co., L.L.C. (C4S) may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia.  As the managing members of C4S, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia.  Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, Ramius and C4S disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: C4S &amp; Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Peter A. Cohen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Morgan B. Stark</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Thomas W. Strauss</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Ramius Securities, L.L.C., By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd.; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
