window candles

Holiday sill lights

Window candles are electric candles placed in windows, typically during the winter holiday season.

They usually feature a single flame-shaped bulb on a candlestick base, often with a light sensor to turn on at dusk.

The tradition evokes an older practice of placing real candles in windows to welcome travelers or signal hospitality: Every window in the old colonial had a window candle by December.

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