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2. Christmas in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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   Dixon and his crew celebrated a large Christmas dinner that included a whole roast pig. [1] King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma of Hawaii officially celebrated Christmas in 1856 as a day of Thanksgiving. On Christmas Eve of 1858 Mary Dominis threw a party at Washington Place featuring the first instance of a Christmas tree and Santa Claus in ...

3. Festival of Lights (Hawaii) - Wikipedia

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   The Festival of Lights was started by Josie Chansky in Lihue, Hawaii, in 1954 [1] [2] as a way of celebrating Christmas by using recycled materials as ornaments and decorations in her home. In 1996, the tradition was continued by Elizabeth Freeman, who had purchased Chansky's decorations at a garage sale and displayed them at Kauai's Historic ...

4. Mele Kalikimaka - Wikipedia

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   Merry Christmas ↓ Every consonant must be followed by a vowel in Hawaiian. The T is removed, since it is already silent in English. Mery Carisimasa ↓ The sound C makes is represented by K in Hawaiian. Mery Karisimasa ↓ R is not a letter in Hawaiian; it is closest to L. Y is replaced by E, the sound it already denotes in English. Mele ...

5. Obama's Christmas in Hawaii: Carols, calls to US troops

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   The White House says Obama started the holiday on Christmas Eve by having dinner with friends, his wife and two daughters. Obama also telephoned troops from each branch of the military who are ...

6. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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   Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...

7. Robert Alexander Anderson (composer) - Wikipedia

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   Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) [1] 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.