Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A new holiday original from songwriter Matt Dorrien, out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Find other streaming/buying/saving/sharing options here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-la

/// Credits:

Written by Matt Dorrien
Produced by Ben Burney & Matt Dorrien
Engineered by Ben Burney
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk
Added Arrangements by Glenn Rueger
Photograph by Aaron Curry
Design by Vincent Bancheri

/// Players:

Matt Dorrien - Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Piano
Ben Burney - Drums, Bass
Johanna Samuels - Backing Vocals

/// Lyrics:

Nowhere, and it's morning
Mist hangs in the trees
We're driving down south
Like two migrating geese

You turn to me softly
And say with a sigh
"I'm gonna miss Portland,
Our friends, and our life."

Then the sky turns to gold
A canvas ablaze
A new day unfolds
And you and I, we're gonna be ok
I hope we'll be ok
This Christmas in LA

We found a small place
Not far from the park
Three decades ago
Wasn't safe after dark

It's been a rough year
We lost so much time
I'm ready to wake up
I'm ready to shine

And the sky turns to gold
A canvas ablaze
A new day unfolds
And you and I, we're gonna be ok
I hope we'll be ok
This Christmas in LA

Then the sky turns to gold
A canvas ablaze
A new day unfolds
And you and I, we're gonna be ok
Gonna be ok
I hope that we'll be ok
This Christmas in LA