19K views · 583 reactions | Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day!  Enjoy the holiday classic sung by the man who composed it: Robert Alex Anderson! Visit our website to watch the full episode. Please consider donating to PBS Hawai‘i so that we can continue to preserve and share more of these precious memories: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1313276553288635/1180273093469870/ | PBS Hawai‘i | Facebook

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

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