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Getty/MjZ Photography If you're looking to add a little bit of extra magic to your Christmas decorations this year, we've got an easy way to do just
that. Flameless Christmas window candles are the easiest way to add a warm glow that can be enjoyed both from the inside and outside of your home. Plus, unlike traditional candles, you can continue to enjoy them year after year. If you want to add window candles to your holiday decor lineup this year, you'll first want to decide what features you'd like them to have and what your budget
will be. There are battery-operated candles and plug-in candles with features like timers, sensors, and remote-control capability. These offerings make them user-friendly so you can enjoy a touch of extra glow with little work from you. The best part is they can be installed in just minutes and prices start at less than $2 per candle. Best Overall:
Enchanted Spaces Set of 10 Flameless Ivory Window Candles This best-selling set of ten candles comes with everything you need to light up every window in your home
including stands, suction cups, and two batteries per candle. The remote control includes timer options for 4, 5, 6, and 8 hours as well as on and off buttons. Get candles for
less than $2 each with this value pack that includes ten candles for less than $20. They can be used indoors and outdoors, as long as you add the included waterproof ring to each candle. The
candles in this set can be programmed to come on for 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours at a time. Once the timer is successfully activated, they'll come on and go off at the same time each day. You'll be able to enjoy a nice glow each day during the holiday season without having to remember to turn them on every evening. Once you set these candles out, you won't have to touch them again for the rest of the holiday season. They'll come on at dusk and turn off at dawn. Plus, the 5-foot cord on each candle allows them to be plugged in so you don't have to worry about batteries needing to be replaced. The remote that controls these window candles allows you to easily program all of them with just the click of one button. It has six setting options that can all be turned on with the remote: on, off, steady light, flicker, and 4 or 8-hour timer. These LED candles feature a soft amber flickering light that will give any space a similar glow to that of a real candle. They also stay cool to the touch when lit. The cordless candles will last 60 days on one set of
AA batteries and are sold in a set of four. There are two color options for the base of the candles: pewter and antique bronze. Products that are given the "Amazon's Choice" seal are highly
rated, priced well, and are available to ship immediately. In addition to being given the stamp of approval from Amazon, these candlesticks have been given over 2,800 five-star reviews from customers.  I realize that a review about cordless, battery operated window candles may seem a little early yet. (At the time of this post, Halloween is tomorrow.) However, the days ARE already getting darker, and with backorders and shipping delays from the never-ending repercussions of COVID — not to mention that these candles sell out every year — I’ve decided to cave and write this review now in order to give to you the leg up on your holiday cheer! So bear with me, please! NOBODY hates when Target pulls out the Christmas decorations before Labor Day more than I do. It almost pains me to write! ANYWHO! Back to today’s topic. It seems to be a pretty long-standing tradition in New England to put candles in the windows at Christmas time. The 7 mile drive from Concord to my town is just one house after another, all with candles. Then you hit my village with its Main Street lined with 200+ year old homes and it’s just candle city! I love it. What I love even more is that most people keep their candles up all winter long, even after the holidays are over. Perhaps because it gets dark before 4:00 here, and it’s friggin’ cold all the time — we all get a little seasonal affective disorder. The poor Handsome Husband basically doesn’t see the sun from November to April except on his days off, so having some cheerful candles in the windows at least makes the commute a little less dreary. But how did all this candle-lighting business get started? The History Behind Candles in the Windows at ChristmasLighting candles in the windows began as an Irish tradition some time between 1691 and 1778 as a way to get around the British government’s Penal Laws (a series of laws imposed in an attempt to the Catholic Irish to accept the Protestant Church of Ireland). Priests were basically outlaws and lived in hiding, celebrating Mass in secret. According to this source: During Christmastime, Irish Catholics would light a candle in the window and leave the door unlocked, allowing priests to slip into their home safely to say Mass. When the British questioned the Irish about the candles, they said that it was a way to welcome Joseph, Mary, and the Baby Jesus during Christmas time. It is estimated that as many as 4.5 million Irish arrived in America between 1820 and 1930. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States. So it makes a lot of sense that the practice of candles in the windows — albeit with a different meaning — worked its way into our winter-time, dark-night traditions. Over time, candles in the window came to mean safety, beacons showing weary travelers the way to refuge. During the wars of the 19th century, families lit a candle every night in hopes that their missing member would find their way home safely. Now they light my husband home on his streetlight-less 7 mile drive. When I Got Fed Up with Cords & C****y CandlesWe’ve always had candles in the windows … until a few years ago when I was fed up and didn’t have ANY. I’d gone through about 2.5-3 collections of candles in our (then) 5 years in the house up to that point. First I got the cheapies that were battery operated with a light sensor, but the darn things weren’t bright enough and even then I was always buying new bulbs. So I wasted that money. Then I bought ones with cords so they would be more powerful. But then, not only did I have a trillion ugly cords everywhere, but the cords threw the d*** things off balance and the candles had to be taped down. Even so, a number of them flipped (sometimes due to Things 1 & 2) and shattered bulbs, etc. More money down the tubes. Still no good candles. I estimate I’ve wasted probably $150 on candles that didn’t work out because I was trying to save money. Penny wise, pound foolish. Anyone else have this problem? I advise clients to invest in their home interiors and stop wasting money and time on one-off and/or cheaper items that don’t work out, so I figured it was time to take my own advice. Candles in the windows are important to me, so it was time to invest. I did A LOT of research, and I found these. The reviews were excellent. Set of 4 Battery-Operated Dual-Intensity LED Candles with Timer What I love about these candles:
The 2 heights were key for me. We have some 200 year old windows and some replacement windows. The mullions are at different heights. With these candles, I was able to accommodate both. The different heights are due to a little rubber ring inserted in the bottom of the candlestick. If you need a higher candle, you remove the rubber ring and place it around the bottom of the stick. On the left is my short candlestick and on the right is my tall one. https://homeglowdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/08-5673-post/IMG_2270.m4v I took a little video to show you the realistic flicker! The candles come really well packaged with one extra bulb per box. You can buy replacement packs of 4 here. Once you set the little timer in each candle, it burns for 6 hours and will turn on at the same time the next day without your having to reset it. I kinda wish they burned all night, but no one is really looking at my house after 11 PM anyway — and the timer will make my batteries last longer. 3 Years & Going Strong!!My honest opinion — these candles are the hands-down the best I’ve ever found. Are they perfect? Of course not. I have 24 candles around the house. Among those 24, maybe 2 have timers that are a bit wonky, lighting up a little early, staying lit a little late. That’s fewer than 1 in 10. I’ll take it. Yes, they do require a lot of batteries, but I just replace them batteries every year with cheapies from Amozon. I get an entire November-March out of them. They sell out every year. A pin to remember me by! I’ll be back next week with the update from our exterior paint-scheme makeover — so you can see which of the 3 options we chose! See you next time! -Amy How long do battery operated window candles last?Well, these candles may use Lithium batteries or rechargeable batteries. Generally LED tealight candles will burn for 48 to 50 hours on one pair of batteries. Taper candles last longer, about 250 hours. Pillars seem to average about 180 hours on one battery charge.
How do I set the timer on my battery operated candle?If you're not sure how to set the timer on your new flameless candles, don't worry, it's surprisingly easy! It's as easy as turning the dial on the side of your candle until you see a number and then pressing down.
How do timer window candles work?The timer turns the candle on and off automatically, so you don't have to worry about your window lights. Each candle will stay on for eight hours and then turn off for 16 hours. The timer begins when you plug your candle in, so there's never any set up required.
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Battery operated christmas candles for windows with timer
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