"Holiday Lights on The Chesapeake^©"
Lyrics by M. S. McKenzie | Performed by American Storyteller Music, Protected by Copyright

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Original Song Lyrics: Written by M. S. McKenzie, All Rights Reserved

"Holiday Lights on The Chesapeake"

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1 – Baltimore]
Harbor lights shimmer on the Patapsco's tide
Domino Sugar sign burning bright and wide
Fells Point cobblestones in a soft snow glow
Carols from the taverns and the streets below
Boats in the basin wear strings of white
Reflections painting Christmas on the water at night
From Federal Hill you can see it all shine
Like a harbor full of lanterns on a holiday line

[Chorus]
Oh, the holiday lights on the Chesapeake shine
Like Christmas ribbons down the coastal line
From Baltimore's brick to Virginia's ocean air
To Washington's marble glowing soft and fair
And every heart along the Chesapeake shore
Finds peace and comfort in the season we adore

[Verse 2 – D.C.]
Train tracks humming down the Northeast line
Snow on the fields as the suburbs slide by in time
Union Station's wreaths on the pillars so tall
Echoes of footsteps in the grand old hall
On the National Mall, trees in perfect rows
Reflecting pools hold the sky's faint glow
Monuments rise in a silent white
As the Capitol's halo crowns the night

[Chorus]
Oh, the holiday lights on the Chesapeake shine
Like Christmas ribbons down the coastal line
From Baltimore's brick to Virginia's ocean air
To Washington's marble glowing soft and fair
And every heart along the Chesapeake shore
Finds peace and comfort in the season we adore

[Bridge]
Church steps crowded under scarves and hoods
Choirs singing strong in the neighborhoods
From rowhouse wreaths to embassy gates
Winter reminds us what love creates

[Verse 3 – Coastal Virginia and All Three]
Down in Hampton Roads the shipyard lights gleam
Norfolk's cranes stand shining like a steel-armed dream
Virginia Beach boardwalk lights up like a holiday show
Where the bay wind mingles with the ocean's flow
Then up through Alexandria's opulent Old Town
Back to Baltimore's rowhomes wearing garlands like a crown
From Norfolk's inner harbor to Washington's Mall
Every Christmas bell and twinkling light unites us, one and all
And the coast becomes one chorus as the winter night stands still
Singing "peace to all who gather here," from harbor up to hill

[Chorus]
Oh, the holiday lights on the Chesapeake shine
Like Christmas ribbons down the coastal line
From Baltimore's brick to Virginia's ocean air
To Washington's marble glowing soft and fair
And every heart along the Chesapeake shore
Finds peace and comfort in the season we adore

[Instrumental Outro]