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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "'Christmas Eve in Washington' written by Woodbridge Realtor". Potomac Local. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Orvetti, P.J. (2010-12-20). "Washington's Two Christmas Songs". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wroten, Patra (2012-12-24). "The Scoop with 'Christmas Eve in Washington' songwriter Maura Sullivan". Fedscoop. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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