Christmas Ship at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

St. Luke choir sang to the crowd
at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

Text and photos by Wayne Pridemore

Argosy's Christmas Ship was at the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Wednesday evening. The Richmond Beach Community Association and the City of Shoreline sponsored the annual event.

Cookies!

There were free cookies, a large beach bonfire, and the Saint Luke School choir.

A beach bonfire sent sparks into the night sky

The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival has been a Northwest tradition since 1949. The ship is decorated with hundreds of Christmas lights and sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities. The Center for Spiritual Living choir sang a ship-to-shore medley of holiday songs.

Christmas ship and a decorated home

The Christmas Ship comes in close and stops for a program of Christmas carols with a different choir every year.

The full St. Luke choir

People didn't have to wait for the ship to hear a choir - the St. Luke choir sang a full program.