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" Mele Kalikimaka" (pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian-themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian transliteration of "Merry Christmas", Mele Kalikimaka. [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950 on Decca. [2]
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation originated from a short story by writer John Hughes called "Christmas '59", which was published in the December 1980 issue of National Lampoon magazine. [4] "The studio came to me and begged for another one, and I only agreed because I had a good story to base it on," said Hughes.
Mele Kalikimaka The phrase " Mele Kalikimaka " can be translated from Hawaiian to mean "Merry Christmas". [ 8 ] It is also a Hawaiian themed Christmas song composed by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949.
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.
At the kitschy Tiki Underground in Cuyahoga Falls, the Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Pop Up is the Hawaiian way to say "Merry Christmas." At this cozy, Polynesian-style watering hole, which moved to the ...
Grace O'Malley shared on social media that she surprised her mother with a trip to Hawaii for Christmas "The most deserving lady in the land, love you dearly mummy I cannot wait. Lots of hugs and ...
Jeremiah S. Chechik ended up taking over as director of Christmas Vacation, which was released in December 1989 and made $73 million at the box office. Home Alone came out the following November ...
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 (also known as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure) is a 2003 American made-for-television comedy film. It is the only film in the Vacation franchise not to star Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo as Clark and Ellen Griswold respectively.