Thanks for playing Window Wonderland 2023!
🎉 Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉
List of winners in the accordions below.
Prizes can be picked up at the FXBG Visitor Center at 706 Caroline Street. We are open daily from 9am to 4pm.
Please bring an ID to pick up your prize.
Additional questions, please call us at 540-373-1776
Grand Prize Winners
Downtown Gift Card Winners:
$1,000.00—Stephanie Whiting
$500.00—–Annie Berkholder
$300.00—–Jeff Hoback
$100.00—–The Krob Family
Prize Winners
1 Night Stay
Courtyard by Marriott—Jeff Howard
$74.00
Wine and Design———-Roslyn Latorre
$50.00
Beck’s Antiques—-Rick Henderson
Bella Hair————Danielle Ross
Benny Vitali’s——Robert Clements
Better4You Juices—Dorothy Woodward
Capital Ale House—-Karen Trahan
Crown Jewelers—Allen & Kelly Schmidt
Gemstone Creations-Laura Santos
Gifted Boutique——Diana Yearsley
Latitude Fair Trade—-Mike Gensler
Lady Legacy————Sarah Flippon
Made In Virginia——Erin Myers
Manarc—————–Charles Lloyd
Monkee’s————–Carrie Verbosky
Oldies but Goodies—Carter Chewing
Peacaloo—————Cheryl Olbert
R&R Antiques———Ryan Harkins
Sammy T’s————-Butch Bennett
Southern Accents—-Lisa Mitchell
Sophia Street Studio-Tracey Edwards
Sugar + Spruce———Gretchen Kramer
Taste Oil Vinegar Oil—Sally Johnson
The Card Cellar——Haylie
The Colonial Tavern—Barry Jucha
Ulman’s Jewelry—–Joseph Szalejko
Whitby’s—————Susan Morgan
Whittingham———Susan Schubel
Wren & Sparrow—-Donna McGee
$25.00
Art First Gallery———-Bonnie Myers
Artful Dimensions——-Patrick Olivarez
Blue Shark Antiques—-Angela Smith & Family
Brush Stokes————-James Willards
Collage Market———-Kendra Choi
Duly Noted—————Molly Bowes
Duly Noted—————Susan Bodnar
Global Threadz———-Chuck Crum
Italian Station———-Jim Gorecki
Jabberwocky————Magilly Foley
Kimman’s Co. ———-Joe Palazzolo
Pieces———————Steve D’Andrea
Ponshop—————–Denise Hardy
Rebillion Bourbon Bar—Jennifer Seal
Southern Bagel———-Joseph Gudylea
The Re-Run Shoppe—Mary Schultz
Water’s End Brewery-Barry Titus
Water’s End Brewery-Bill McSpadden
Willow——————Rebekah Eaton
$20.00
25-30 Espresso———–Michelle Patrick
Fredericksburg Jeweler—George March
Fredericksburg Jeweler—Kurt Kral
Orofino——————William Taylor and Family
Prizes
Bangs & Boujee Salon——-Products + $50.00 Gift Card
Susan Lafayette
Blue Sage———————Candle—Rachel Thomas
C &F Bank——————Gift Basket—Norah Sutton
City Vino Wine+$25.00——-Dianna Sloat
Dragonfly Yoga Studio—5 Classes–$85.00—-Lily Tipling
Fraser Wood Element ——–Jana Bertke-Tsai
Fraser Wood Element———-Julie Rhoads
Fraser Wood Element————Lisa Cockerham
Libertytown Arts——-Gift Bag +$25.00—Jason Via
George Washington Commission–Gift Basket—Lisa Satterwhite
POUR————————Candle—Emily Miller
Rex Rappahannock——-Gift Basket—Claire Gardiner
River Rock Outfitter—–$25.00 + Cup—Sean Perts
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⚠️ All the disclaimers that we have to list:
*Only one entry per person please.
*Photo copies of completed entry forms will not be accepted.
*To win the $1000 downtown gift card prize all riddle answers must be correct.
*Forms that are not completed are not counted in business window voting.
Prizes are determined by random drawings.
*Winners were selected the week of January 8, 2024 and will be contacted by phone.
*Prizes must be picked up with in 60 days.
*Please bring an ID for prize pick up.
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Window Wonderland 2023 Riddles and Answers
| Clue | Answer | Media | Clue Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifts pile up, many are a wonder, except for the birds… what a messy blunder! WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
12 Days of Christmas | SONG | Blue Sage Massage |
| Change is hard, the challenge is daunting. To do it in one night? That takes a haunting! WHAT BOOK IS THIS? |
A Christmas Carol | BOOK | Global Threadz & Thrifts |
| An epic quest, a tale that’s funny. Especially embarrassing, was the pink bunny! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
A Christmas Story | MOVIE | Gemstone Creations |
| A mistress meets misers who put on a show. The singing was nice, but she was asking for snow! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
A Year Without Santa Clause | MOVIE | Courtyard by Marriott |
| A countdown with candy to ease impatient pain. It helps the wait that drives kids insane! WHAT OBJECT IS THIS? |
Advent Calendar | OBJECT | Italian Station |
| An ego offering, bulging with boasts, penned with pride, mailed coast to coast! WHAT IS THIS? |
Annual Christmas Letter | OBJECT | FXBG Visitor Center |
| Glittering and gargantuan, pink, tall, and wide. Endless accessories, including a slide! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Barbie’s Dream House | TOY | Beck’s Antiques |
| Daring deals, bargains to the brink, merchant mayhem to counter red ink! WHAT IS THIS? |
Black Friday | HOLIDAY | PONSHOP |
| Only thirteen, but back in the day, this teen taught us to dance, in a new, old-fashioned way! WHO IS THIS? |
Brenda Lee | PERSON | Duly Noted |
| Red and white, sweet and nice, but too short, for a walking device! WHAT IS THIS? |
Candy Cane | OBJECT | Collage Spa |
| A man seeks glory with decorations sublime, a new festive flick on Amazon Prime. WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
Candy Cane Lane | MOVIE | Peacaloo |
| Transported tunes, a charming chore, delivered to neighbors, door by door. WHAT IS THIS? |
Caroling | ACTIVITY | Benny Vitalis |
| Soulful solo, starts the show, children skating, falling snow. WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
Charlie Brown Christmas | MOVIE | Sugar + Spruce |
| A tree treat that can’t be missed, heated by the hearth and flamed kissed! WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
Chestnuts Roasting on Open Fire | SONG | Latitudes Fair Trade |
| You could send text, but that is vapid vapor. Winter words deserve pen and paper! WHAT ARE THESE? |
Christmas Cards | OBJECT | Bangs & Boujee Salon |
| A sobby story, too sad to bear: Empty wallet and footwear! WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
Christmas Shoes | SONG | City Vino |
| Filled with fun, a joy to behold, dump it out… your piggies are cold! WHAT IS THIS? |
Christmas Stocking | OBJECT | Dragonfly Yoga Studio |
| Angel above, booty below, bulbs and baubles, row after row! WHAT OBJECT IS THIS? |
Christmas Tree | OBJECT | Jabberwocky Books |
| A bevy of buying on digital turf, gifts galore as you surf! WHAT DAY IS THIS? |
Cyber Monday | HOLIDAY | Bella Hair |
| Be jubilant and joyous, see to the scenery, fill the walls with prickly greenery! WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
Deck The Halls | SONG | Maggie’s |
| Delicious dairy, yokes and brandy, sugar and spice, tasty….like candy! WHAT IS THIS? |
Eggnog | OBJECT | Art First Gallery |
| Have you been bad? Does your reputation stink? No place to hide from Santa’s little fink! WHO IS THIS? |
Elf on the Shelf | PERSON | Brush Strokes Gallery |
| Aluminum powder, screen of glass, twisted knobs, makes art fast! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Etch-A-Sketch | TOY | Blue Shark Antiques |
| Frozen balls of fun, top hat but no pants. He will sing and dance if given half a chance! WHO IS THIS? |
Frosty The Snowman | PERSON | Shops at Caroline |
| Colorful concoction, nuts, berries, booze. Calculate the calories? Each slice is bad news! WHAT IS THIS? |
Fruit Cake | OBJECT | Oldies but Goodies Antiques |
| Baked building blocks, frosting by the load, tantalize your tongue with this sugary abode! WHAT IS THIS? |
Gingerbread House | OBJECT | Made in VA Store |
| In bitter winter, a monarch had a chore. Harrowing holy duty: Giving alms to the poor. WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
Good King Wenceslas | SONG | Artful Dimensions |
| Light the candles, the spirit lifts. Children chuckle with eight days of gifts! WHAT IS THIS? |
Hanukkah | HOLIDAY | Crown Jewelers |
| Forgotten but fearless, this lad can cope, thwarting thieves and destroying their hope! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
Home Alone | MOVIE | C&F Bank |
| Rocket fast racers, the thrills stack, gravity is great, on a plastic track! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Hot Wheels | TOY | Ristorante Renato |
| Bitter burglar, confused and shaken. He learns that love cannot be taken! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | MOVIE | LiberyTown Arts |
| He was set for adventure and travel, but without him, the town would unravel! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
It’s A Wonderful Life | MOVIE | Rebellion |
| The singer’s stocking is short, the smallest in the row. What will be their booty? This song begs to know. WHAT IS THIS SONG? |
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas | SONG | Willow |
| Holiday Horror, terror complete. Grim German gent has got hooved feet! WHO IS THIS? |
Krampus | PERSON | River Rock Outfitter |
| Red, black, green, burning candle wicks. A tradition began back in sixty-six. WHAT IS THIS |
Kwanzaa | HOLIDAY | Kimman’s Co |
| Bright, bumpy brick, what fun it brings, when you are building endless things! WHAT IS THIS TOY? |
Lego | TOY | Orofino Restaurant |
| Floating fortunes. Spooky sphere. Disagree? Shake to clear! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Magic Eight Ball | TOY | Whittingham |
| A toy that tops Aladdin’s list. A prize arises from the mist! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Magic Mixies Magic Lamp | TOY | Fraser Wood Elements |
| Beneath it, you may find affection and delight. But did you know this plant was a parasite? WHAT IS THIS? |
Mistletoe | OBJECT | Sophia St Studios (may also list Sara Gray Designs) |
| Terrific tuber, blank face, until you put it into place! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Mr. Potato Head | TOY | Pig Pitt |
| Adventurous adolescents, The Nineties knew them well. These heroes have returned with weapons in their shell! WHAT TOY ARE THESE? |
Mutant Ninja Turtles | TOY | MANARC |
| A puff of air sends foam flying. Painless pandemonium, and nobody’s crying! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Nerf Gun | TOY | ReRun Shoppe |
| Bad habits bind, like an iron fetter. You vow to vanquish, and become better! WHAT ARE THESE? |
New Year’s Resolutions | OBJECT | POUR by Fifth Scent |
| Wooden and wonderful, he wins applause, by providing treats with powerful jaws! WHAT IS THIS? |
Nutcracker | MOVIE | R&R Antiques |
| In a humble hamlet, darkness met a light. Dread and dreams resolved upon this night. WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem | SONG | Curitiba Art Cafe |
| Santa meets a monster big, green, and vile. Bugs in burlap… what a nasty pile! WHO IS THIS? |
Oogie Boogie (Nightmare Before Christmas) |
PERSON | Capital Ale House |
| Multicolored mush, in cans is sold. You make magic for hands to hold! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Play-Doh | TOY | Card Cellar |
| Laughed at and lonely, life was unpleasant. Until there was a need for a snout so incandescent. WHO IS THIS? |
Rudolph | PERSON | Southen Accents |
| Generous and gentle, he had a special spunk, and so, we remember, this third-century monk! WHO IS THIS? |
Saint Nicholas | PERSON | Ulman’s Jewelry |
| Sidewalk sound of coins clinking, hear the bell, see Santa winking! WHAT IS THIS? |
Salvation Army Bucket | OBJECT | Monkee’s |
| A red-headed youth causes a shift, and wins the warlock by giving a gift! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town | MOVIE | Abner B’s |
| Fast and fun, what joy it makes. Simply add a hill and flakes! WHAT IS THIS |
Sled | OBJECT | Taste Oil Vinegar Spice |
| This metal marvel what wonder it shares. Creative and coiled, and walking down stairs! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Slinky | TOY | PiecesFXBG |
| Cold war waged with the friends you have chosen. Soon, you are laughing with fingers that are frozen! WHAT IS THIS? |
Snowball Fight | ACTIVITY | Wren & Sparrow |
| Plastic gears, colored pens, art starts and never ends! WHAT TOY IS THIS? |
Spirograph | TOY | Rocking Horse Gallery |
| This tradition traveled, early or late, until F.D.R. nailed down the date! WHAT IS THIS? |
Thanksgiving | HOLIDAY | Sammy T’s |
| Haberdasher’s horror, gaudy garment at its peak, funky, freaking, and funny, and oddly….quite chic! WHAT IS THIS? |
Ugly Christmas Sweater | OBJECT | Lady Legacy |
| A trough became a throne, much praise did it elicit, especially from nobility, who dropped in for a visit. WHAT SONG IS THIS? |
We Three Kings | SONG | Ferdericksburg Jeweler |
| War buddies woo the sisters two. They have what it takes, while waiting for flakes! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
White Christmas | MOVIE | Richard Johnston Inn |
| Crackling comfort, and sparks of course. The flame of family: A tradition of the Norse! WHAT IS THIS? |
Yule Log | OBJECT | Gifted Boutique |
| Dreary December of sixty-two, no holiday green just gray and blue. FREDERICKSBURG HISTORY MYSTERY WHAT WAS THIS? |
Battle of Fredericksburg | EVENT | Whitby’s |
| Kids and clubs, stomp happily by, music fills the street, spirits will fly! WHAT IS THIS? |
Christmas Parade | EVENT | Southern Bagel & Provisoins |
| On the naughty list? Claus can be cruel, a rascal’s reward is always carbon fuel! WHAT IS THIS? |
Coal | OBJECT | Waters End |
| Earnest but awkward, smile and repeat: Santa’s little helpers don’t measure six feet! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
Elf | MOVIE | Wine & Design |
| Shopping in the ‘Burg? Lots of stores and fun, Back in 1749 the choice was only one! NAME THAT STORE FREDERICKSBURG HISTORY MYSTERY |
Fielding Lewis Store | PLACE | Colonial Tavern |
| Greed compounded, the road ahead grim, grave is the outcome according to him! WHO IS THIS? |
Ghost of Christmas Future | PERSON | George Washington Regional Commission |
| Lug the ladder, toil ‘till tired, show the glow, now you are wired! WHAT IS THIS? |
Hanging Christmas Lights | ACTIVITY | 20 30 Espresso |
| Many winters past an attorney astute, was a barrister in the ‘Burg, and president to boot! WHO WAS THIS? FREDERICKSBURG HISTORY MYSTERY |
James Madison | PERSON | Better 4You Juices |
| Her gift was a general, unlike any other, father to a movement, from this local mother! WHO WAS THIS? FREDERICKSBURG HISTORY MYSTERY |
MARY WASHINGTON | PERSON | Rex Rappahannock |
| Santa is real, his gifts are first-rate, an unbelieving girl scores real estate! WHAT MOVIE IS THIS? |
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET | MOVIE | Castiglia’s |
Mark your calendar for Window Wonderland 2024!
Saturday, November 9 – Tuesday, December 31, 2024.