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"Fisherman's Carol" is my brand-new Christmas single that celebrates my town of Winter Harbor, Maine, other harbor towns, and those folks who make their living from the sea! If you love everything about the coastline, this song will be a new, holiday favorite for you!

The official release date was November 19, 2024. The song was written in December of 2023 and recorded, mixed, and produced in Frog Hollow Studio in Topsham, Maine, on November 13, 2024.

Jud Caswell: studio owner, engineer, mixer, co-producer.

Gordon Thomas Ward: composer, lyricist, vocals, and 12-string guitar, co-producer.

LYRICS to "Fisherman's Carol"
© 2024, Gordon Thomas Ward

Chorus: There's a wreath by the harbor.
Christmas is here,
Candles in windows,
Joy and good cheer,
A Baby in a manger
On a cold winter’s night.
The wreath by the harbor
Welcomes His light.

Christmas for fishermen
Cold, icy sea,
Haulin' their lines in
For you and for me.
It's a hard-earned tradition
Chosen by few,…
But the Babe in the stable
Chose fishermen, too.

Chorus

So trim up your tree,
Hang garlands so bright.
They sail before dawn
In this season of light.
Trolling off shorelines
Of granite and sand,…
Where forests of Christmas trees
Fill up the land.

Chorus

When we gather together
For our Christmastide,
Remember the love that
Connects us tonight.
The wreath by the harbor,
Unending and green,…
A reminder of hope
Born for you and for me.

Chorus
The wreath by the harbor welcomes His light.
The wreath by the harbor welcomes His light.