Posts Tagged ‘songs’
December 20, 2022
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“Mele Kalikimaka,” written by Robert Alex Anderson , recorded by Honolulu-born Bette Midler , 2006. Originally recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950. The title phrase first appeared in 1904 as a Hawaiian-ish pronounciation of the English phrase “Merry Christmas.” You can wish people “Hauʻoli ʻahaʻaina” (“happy holiday”) if you prefer.
More:
“Is ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ Really the Thing to Say on a Bright Hawaiian Christmas Day?” Blair Mastbaum, Atlas Obscura
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December 26, 2021
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“Mele Kalikimaka,” written by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949, recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters the following year. Honolulu-born Bette Midler also has a good version .
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December 21, 2021
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“Santa Baby!” written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer . The original 1953 recording by Eartha Kitt , with Henri René and his orchestra.
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December 19, 2021
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“Christmas is Coming,” written by Paul Hyde and Bob Rock , performed by their Vancouver group, The Payola$.
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December 21, 2020
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“Santa Baby!” written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer . The original 1953 recording by Eartha Kitt , with Henri René and his orchestra.
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December 19, 2020
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“Christmas is Coming,” written by Paul Hyde and Bob Rock , performed by their Vancouver group, The Payola$.
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January 4, 2020
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“Hot Rod Mama,” written by Alberta McEnery, recorded by Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan , 1952.
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March 31, 2019
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Soprano Galina Vishnevskaya sings Rachmaninov’s Opus 4 № 4, a poem by Pushkin (“O cease thy singing, maiden fair”) set to music. Apparently recorded in 1961.
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December 27, 2016
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“Mele Kalikimaka,” written by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949, recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters the following year. Honolulu-born Bette Midler has a good version .
Related:
“How to Say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaiian,”TravelToParadise.com
“Santa arrives in Waikiki on canoe,” KHON-TV News
“A very merry, sun-soaked Christmas,” Nikkitha Bakshani, The Week
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December 14, 2016
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“Christmas is Coming,” written by Paul Hyde and Bob Rock , performed by their Vancouver group, The Payola$.
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