who sang mele kalikimaka first
Mele Kalikimaka. Mele Kalikimaka (pronounced [ËmÉlÉ kÉËlikiËmÉkÉ]) is a Hawaiian-themed Christmas song written in 1949 by Robert Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase Mele Kalikimaka, meaning Merry Christmas. One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950 on Decca 27228 (78 rpm) / 9-27228 (45 rpm) and it has been covered by many artists.