Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka (1950) “Mele Kalikimaka,” a cheerful holiday classic, blends Bing Crosby’s smooth vocals with the harmonious Andrews Sisters. Released in 1950, the song introduced listeners to the Hawaiian greeting for “Merry Christmas,” infusing the festive season with a tropical flair. Written by Hawaiian composer Robert Alex Anderson, the song captures the warmth and aloha spirit of the islands. Anderson merged Hawaiian phrases with traditional holiday them

🌺🎄 Hawaiian Christmas — New Compilation Out Now! 🎶 “Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say, on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day…” 🎶 🌺 Cyril Pahinui — “Mele Kalikimaka” (from Hawaiian Christmas) Cyril Pahinui brings that classic Pahinui ʻohana warmth to “Mele Kalikimaka” — relaxed tempo, 12‑string slack key ringing underneath, and a vocal that feels like a quiet backyard Christmas sing‑along. It is simple, unhurried, and full of the kind of aloha that makes this song a staple of the season in Ha

The phrase “Mele Kalikimaka” originated in 1904. Though King Kamehameha IV declared Christmas a national holiday in 1862, Native Hawaiians and citizens were not familiar with the phrase until it was first published in the Hawaiian newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. The popular song “Mele Kalikimaka” was written and composed by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949. He was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii. Anderson is a popular composer of the hapa haole genre that showcase