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NANI
Lokahi
USA
292 Posts |
 Posted - 11/29/2007 : 04:51:43 AM
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A friend just came home from Hawaii sad for her happy for me cause she brought me a wonderful Christmas present a new CD that I can not stop listening to thought I would find out what others are starting to dig out to listen to this time of year.
my new favorite is Amy Hanaiali'i "A Hawaiian Christmas"
absolutly beautiful my frind got to hear it in person and said it was magical I can only imagine.
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"A hui hou kakou, malama pono".
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2007 : 08:03:39 AM
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My most favorite Christmas CD is Leon Redbone's "Christmas Island".
Is it not Hawaiian, of course, and has mainly Christmas standards
like "White Christmas", but Leon's warm baritone carries many of
the tunes very well and his tongue-in-cheek humor with Dr. John
on "Frosty the Snowman" is delightful. The title number has made
us want to visit Christmas Island at Christmas someday. There are
actually two Christmas Islands, one below Hawaii controlled by the
U.S. and another near Indonesia controlled by Australia. We will
go to one of these at some Christmas time.
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
1918 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2007 : 08:42:17 AM
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Sticking to island CDs...in addition to Amy's:
Brothers Cazimero - CAZ CHRISTMAS
Leilani Rivera Bond - A KAUA`I CHRISTMAS
Ho`okena - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Willie K - WILLIE KALIKIMAKA
Keali`i Reichel - MALUHIA
Waimanalo Keiki - MELE KALIKIMAKA
Various Artists - HALELU
And this one -- makes me feel like I'm actually at the party!
Various Artists - MELE KALIKIMAKA: A HAWAIIAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2007 : 10:47:09 AM
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The brand new "Slack Key Christmas" compilation on Palm is also nice - nahenahe instrumentals, great for creating the Christmas mood. Sonny Lim, Jeff Peterson, James Kimo West, Randy Lorenzo, Charles Michael Brotman and more.
(I did a review of this disc, as well as Amy's wonderful CD, for the December Northwest Hawai`i Times, which hits the racks this weekend.) |
Edited by - Retro on 11/29/2007 10:48:26 AM |
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javeiro
Lokahi
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2007 : 3:55:08 PM
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| I second Lawrence's vote for Leon Redbone's "Christmas Island"........it's probably the one we play the most at Christmas. It's so upbeat! Willie K. does a version on his CD but it's not as good as Leon's. On the Hawaiian side we also like Dancing Cat's "Kiho'alu Christmas" Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. And if you've got kids around, (or in our case, grandkids) then "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" narrated by Boris Karloff is a great CD. |
Aloha,
John A. |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2007 : 07:21:03 AM
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n the Hawaiian side we also like Dancing Cat's "Kiho'alu Christmas" Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.
Yes- temporarily forgot about those ones (there are two Dancing Cat Christmas CD's, if I remember correctly). These have the advantage of NOT having any words, so they make good background music while opening presents on Christmas Morning.
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2007 : 3:26:06 PM
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Originally posted by Lawrence
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n the Hawaiian side we also like Dancing Cat's "Kiho'alu Christmas" Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.
Yes- temporarily forgot about those ones (there are two Dancing Cat Christmas CD's, if I remember correctly). These have the advantage of NOT having any words, so they make good background music while opening presents on Christmas Morning.
The two Dancing Cat Christmas discs (Ki Ho'alu Christmas #38037; Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas #38044) actually DO have vocal selections, like Dennis Kamakahi's "My Hawaiian Christmas" and "Christmas Memories," for example. |
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
2187 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2007 : 6:28:52 PM
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| The two Dancing Cat CDs are excellent. I don't care for the new Palm collection. My favorite, however, genres aside, still remains "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (the original version, not the new one...it sounds like the aural equivalent of giving Pigpen a bath and putting him in a suit.) |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2007 : 07:19:50 AM
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The two Dancing Cat Christmas discs (Ki Ho'alu Christmas #38037; Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas #38044) actually DO have vocal selections, like Dennis Kamakahi's "My Hawaiian Christmas" and "Christmas Memories," for example
Ooops, your are right! (but they are mostly instrumental).
Also the Windham Hill "Winter Solstice" CD's (and I think there are two of these as well) are good instrumental background material.
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
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Momi
Lokahi
402 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2007 : 08:32:32 AM
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My two favorite holiday CDs are The Carpenters' "A Christmas Portrait" and John Denver and the Muppet's "A Christmas Together." These go on the CD player when I start wrapping presents.
My favorite holiday CDs by Hawaiian artists are The Bros. Cazimero's "Cazimero Christmas Favorites" and Na Leo's "A Christmas Gift."
My favorite newer winter CD is Keola Beamer's "Ka Hikina O Ka Hau." |
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2007 : 08:26:51 AM
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My Favorits Christmas CD's to play around this time of year are:
Keali'i Reichel- MALUHIA
Various Artists- HAWAIIAN STYLE CHRISTMAS
Various Artists- HAWAIIAN STYLE CHRISTMAS VOLUME 2
Clay Aikens- MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
Alana :)
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Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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T-Dan
Lokahi
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 09:43:34 AM
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"Christams Is..." by John Keawe
"Ki Ho'alu Christmas" Dancing Cat various artists
for non-slackkey:
"Hymns, Carols, and Songs About Snow" by Tuck Andress (GREAT solo guitar, kinda jazzy Chet Atkins-like)
"Cowboy Christmas" Michael Martin Murphey (& friends)
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2007 : 12:36:02 PM
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Lots of my favorite Hawaiian Christmas ones have already been said, but some additional favorites are:
Danny Couch - Christmas in Hawai'i
Na Leo - Christmas Gift and Christmas Gift 2
Noelani Mahoe - Hawaiian Christmas
Non-Hawaiian:
Manheim Steamroller (don't know the title off hand)
Celine Dion - These are Special Times
Charlotte Church - Dream a Dream
Now That's What I Call Christmas 1, 2, and 3
Various Artists - Favorite Songs of Christmas
Various Artists - The Wonderful World of Christmas
Vince Gill - Breath of Heaven and Let There be Peace on Earth
The Beach Boys - Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys
Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas
the soundtrack from the movie Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Carreras, Domingo, and Paverati - A Tenors' Christmas |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 10:45:52 AM
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I put in my votes by playing my favorites on my radio show this week!
This Sunday, Ho`olohe Hou will share two hours of holiday music Hawaiian style. And it wouldn't be Ho`olohe Hou without a few rarities thrown in along the way. Tune in to www.50thstateradio.com and celebrate the holidays with me in song.
Sunday, December 16th
6pm EST
3pm PST
1pm HST
Happy holidays!
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 12:13:33 PM
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| The song that makes me smile the most is John Keawe's Santa's Coming Over the Rainbow. We couldn't get him to sing it last week because he arrived at camp with a bad sore throat... So you need to listen to the CD..... |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2007 : 05:51:28 AM
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Originally posted by hawaiianmusicfan138
Na Leo - Christmas Gift and Christmas Gift 2
I just wanted to concur with you on Na Leo Pilimehana. I have just finished my second holiday-themed show in a row, so I have pulled out and listened to every Christmas LP, cassette, and CD from Hawai`i that I own. And "Christmas Gift" is the one that finally put me in the holiday spirit.
I cranked their "Ave Maria" to about 500 watts and it was suddenly Christmas in my house. Celtic Woman has nothing on these three.
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