A Cape May Christmas Tour 2022

A Cape May Christmas Tour 2022

Locals and visitors alike always say that Cape May New Jersey is a Hallmark movie in the making. Every aspect of Cape May is a Fairy tale, from the beautiful victorian houses to the friendly faces.

We here at the Wildwood Video Archive believe that in the Wintertime Cape May becomes more than a Hallmark movie but also a magical wonderland.

Imagine snow slowly starting to lay on the Washington Street Mall as horse-drawn carriages make their way down streets dating back to the 1700s.

Surely you can see how Cape May could be in a Hallmark movie. This past year CM was in two different movies briefly.

Both scenes were quick and only involved a few seconds of a snow-covered Cape May.

If you want to watch a few seconds of Cape May in that Hallmark movie click the link below.

Cape May Is In A Hallmark Movie!

It has become a tradition for the WVA to visit Cape May and film a video showing you how beautiful this time of year is. We do this because many people wish they could visit this time of year. 

This Holiday season we have seen the most Christmas decorations we have seen in town in a very long time. It seems that everyone is in the Christmas Spirit.

At the bottom of this article is the Cape May Christmas Tour. For this video, our route starts in Cape May Rotary park before making our way through Washington Street Mall to Congress Hall. After viewing their massive tree we head down Columbia Street to view the historical Victorian mansions all lit up.

Interestingly, some of these houses have been lit for Christmases going back over 100 years. It was at that time that light bulbs weren’t being used to lite a Christmas tree.

On Christmas Eve, homeowners would bring in their spruce trees and hang candles on them. These days any fireman would tell you this is a big no-no, but back then folks did it. As you may have guessed, it did cause a decent amount of fires.

The first world-documented references to a tree lit with candles come from 1660. While Cape May didn’t document its first tree lit with candles, we could guess that it was in the early 1800s

Below is our Cape May Christmas Tour. Before you watch please consider subscribing to our Youtube channel.