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Robert Alex Anderson. " Mele Kalikimaka " ( pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian -themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase Mele Kalikimaka, meaning "Merry Christmas". [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in ...
Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii, writing many popular Hawaiian songs within the Hapa haole genre including "Lovely Hula Hands" (1940) and "Mele Kalikimaka" (1949), the latter the best known Hawaiian Christmas song.
Mele Kalikimaka. The phrase "Mele Kalikimaka" can be translated from Hawaiian to mean "Merry Christmas". [8]It is also a Hawaiian themed Christmas song composed by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949.
Merry Christmas is a Christmas-themed compilation album by Bing Crosby that was released in 1945 on Decca Records.It has remained in print through the vinyl, CD, and downloadable file eras, currently as the disc and digital album White Christmas on MCA Records, a part of the Universal Music Group, (reissued in June 1995) and currently on vinyl as Merry Christmas on Geffen Records (re-issued in ...
The Pogues, "Fairytale of New York". If you're a little too happy on Christmas, tune in to this depressing but beautiful staple and take it down a notch. 12. Bruce Springsteen, "Santa Claus Is ...
Christmas Island is Jimmy Buffett 's first Christmas album and is his twenty-first studio album overall. It features covers of popular Christmas songs in Buffett's musical stylings as well as two tracks which Buffett wrote for the album. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" is a hidden track. It was his last release with MCA Records.
She sang in glee clubs in high school but her studies at the University of Hawaii were cut short by World War II. [ 1][ 2] Kahauolopua was a featured vocalist on the radio show Hawaii Calls, hosted by Webley Edwards, from 1945 to 1950. Kahauolopua then came to the attention of Arthur Godfrey who brought her to New York, where she appeared ...
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, the song features Crosby singing 1941 standard "The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace on ...