What is the Hawaiian Christmas song called?

Mele Kalikimaka
“Mele Kalikimaka” (pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlikiˈmɐkə]) 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”.

What is Merry Christmas and happy new year in Hawaiian?

Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year) from our ‘ohana to yours.

Who sang the Hawaiian Christmas song?

Bing Crosby
The Andrews Sisters
Mele Kalikimaka/Artists

How do you pronounce Kalikimaka?

Kalikimaka is pronounced like “Kah-lee-kee-mah-kah” See the below video of the famous song, Mele Kalikimaka.

How did Merry Christmas became Mele Kalikimaka?

The Hawaiian version of “Merry Christmas,” Mele Kalikimaka, did not surface until 1904, when it was printed by Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. First proclaimed a national holiday (by Kamehameha IV) in 1862, Christmas was included in the list enacted by the 1896 legislature and has remained a legal holiday to the present time.

Is Mele Kalikimaka cultural appropriation?

‘Mele Kalikimaka’ There’s nothing offensive per se in the lyrical content of the song, but it’s always smacked of being an act of “cultural appropriation” to me. The song is — or attempts to be — ”cute,” but it seems to exoticize and trivialize genuine Hawaiian culture.

What does Hau Oli mean?

hauʻoli — Pukui-Elbert, Haw to Eng / hau. ʻoli /, nvs. Happy, glad, gay, joyful; happiness, enjoyment, joy. Related: The common expressions Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou, Happy New Year, and hauʻoli lā hānau, happy birthday, are translations from English. Hauʻoli mau, always happy, cheerful.

Who all sang Mele Kalikimaka?

John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
Bing Crosby
Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)/Artists

Do Hawaiians speak their own language?

Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii….Hawaiian language.

Hawaiian
Region	Hawaiʻi and Niʻihau
Ethnicity	Native Hawaiians
Native speakers	~24,000 (2008)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Marquesic Hawaiian