(Instrumental music) Announcer  The Pau Hana Years Christmas  show.

Your host, Bob Barker.

Bob Barker Hi and welcome to the eighth annual Yuletide   program for the senior citizens of Hawaiʻi.

We're  featuring the music of the composer of Hawaiʻi's   greatest Christmas songs, Alex Anderson.

(Performance: Holiday Hula)  Holiday hula I'm in the mood for paper hats,  whistles and noise From your singing lips, to   your swinging hips Tell a story of holiday joy  Holiday hula Now is the time for music all over   the house Lift your voice and sing, let the  music ring Everybody letta-go your blouse Can   you make a motion like a shooting star?

A  big makana might do Swing around the circle,   but don't go too far So I can swing along  with you Holiday hula Do it again and over   again.

Hana hou!

You can stamp your feet, but hold  onto your seat While we holoholo kaʻa, let's go.

Can you make a motion like a shooting star?

A big  makana might do Swing around the circle, but don't   go too far So I can swing along with you Holiday  hula Do it again and over again.

Hana hou!

You   can stamp your feet, but hold onto your seat  While we holoholo kaʻa, let's go.

Holiday hula,   let's do it again.

Bob Barker  Alex Anderson and lovely Martha Carroll.

And  this is Charles Dant.

Bud, we have a wonderful   Christmas program lined up.

Thanks to you  and the Association for Hawaiian Music.

Charles Dant Thank you, Bob for that plug.

Also,   the songs, I'd like to mention that we, most of  the songs we do on the show are those composed by   our friend Alex Anderson.

Bob Barker  And Andy and his wife, Peggy, will be here to  sing his great Christmas hit, Mele Kalikimaka.

Charles Dant It's a great song.

It's a great song.

Also,   we're going to have Charles K. L. Davis, one of  our favorite Hawaiian tenors, Martha Carroll,   which you've seen.

Bob Barker  Martha, by the way, is promotion  manager here at the station.

Charles Dant She is?

Well, she's a multi talented girl.

I'll say that.

Also, we're going to have Iwalani  Kahame - I beg your pardon - Iwalani Kamahele,   who is Sonny Kamahele's talented sister, a  great singer.

And the Maile Aloha Singers,   they're students here at the university.

They're  directed by Bob Ingle.

And interestingly enough,   one of the girls that sings with the Maile  Aloha Singers was my former secretary with   the Association for Hawaiian Music.

Her name is  Dreena Kane.

She's one of the girls and one of   the soloists is Mary Lou Key.

Bob Barker  And Bud, now, don't forget to introduce  the members of your all star band here.

Charles Dant Oh, yes.

Well, first is our friend Barney Isaacs,   he's our top steel player here in the islands, and  he is working with Danny Kaleikini out at Kahala   Hilton.

Then is Norman Isaacs.

He plays over  at the Blue Dolphin room with with Pua Almeida.

And then comes Benny Kalama.

He's our musical  director on Hawaii Calls.

As a matter of fact,   all these boys are on Hawaii Calls.

They're also  all members of the Association for a Hawaiian   Music.

And then, of course, there's, here's  Sonny Kamahele.

He's, he's, uh, he plays,   does a lot of luaus.

And right now he's at the  Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

And of course, I mentioned,   Pua and he's at the Blue Dolphin Room.

Bob Barker  And a Merry Christmas to all, Charles Dant  And a Merry Christmas to you, Bob.

(Performance: Spring Spends the Winter in Hawaiʻi)  (Instrumental music) When the winds of   winter blow and the weather's ten below, that's a perfect time to be in Hawaiʻi.

If you miss the birds that sing  and you're longing for the spring.

Remember spring spends the winter in Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi   lovely as a jewel in the ocean blue.

Hawaiʻi waiting with aloha, for you, for you.

If the surf and sand or sea  is the place you'd like to be,  remember, spring spends the winter in Hawaiʻi.

Leave your furs.

You know you can for a coat of golden tan, then you know just why you ran to Hawaiʻi.

Wear a flower in your hair, not a worry or a care.

Remember spring spends the winter in Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi,lovely as a jewel in the ocean blue.

Hawaiʻi waiting with aloha for you, for you.

If the beach at Waikīkī is  the place you'd like to be,  remember spring spends the winter in Hawaiʻi.

Spring spends the winter in Hawaiʻi.

Bob Barker What is Christmas?

It's tenderness for the past,   courage for the present, hope for the future.

It's  a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with   blessings rich and eternal, and that every path  may lead to peace.

The miraculous power of music,   according to legend of old, has always enraptured  the people, the young as well as the old there   never was a greater blessing bestowed on God's  people on Earth than the charm of those beautiful   carols composed to honor Christ's birth.

Thank  God for this beautiful music which plays such a   dominant part in bringing the sweet Christmas  message of peace and goodwill to our heart.

(Performance:   O Come All Ye Faithful) E hele mai ʻoukou  Ka poʻe manaʻoʻio E hele hauʻoli i Betelehema  Hele mai a ʻike I ka Moʻi hānau hou  Hoʻonani kākou Iāia Hoʻonani kākou Iāia  Hoʻonani kākou Iāia Kristo ka Haku   O come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant  O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Come and adore Him  Born the King of angels Hoʻonani kākou Iāia  Hoʻonani kākou Iāia Hoʻonani kākou Iāia  Kristo ka Haku Bob Barker  Christmas.

Christmas is Santa Claus  and reindeer.

It's the shrill,   happy laughter of children.

It's gaily  wrapped packages.

Christmas is the wise   man bearing gifts to a lowly stable.

It's  the prayer of a sleepy child.

Please,   God let us have Christmas every day.

It's the  prayer of the grown up by its side.

Please, God,   let us have the spirit of Christmas every day.

(Performance: Christmas Down Hawaiʻi Way)  It's Christmas down Hawaiʻi way Here's Santa in a red canoe  Soon as he gives his toys away He'll do his Christmas hula for you  No reindeer, not a sleigh in sight A snowflake wouldn't have a chance  Down there beneath the coco palms Watch Santa do his hula   dance He wears red pants and a coconut hat  Nothing in between because it's cooler like that A flower lei, no pillow at all It's   all him and it's not small It's Christmas down Hawaiʻi way  The temperature is 72 Christmas  where it's bright and gay  See Santa do his hula for you He wears red pants and a coconut hat  Nothing in between because it's cooler like that A flower lei, no pillow at all It's   all him and it's not small It's Christmas down Hawaiʻi way  The temperature is 72 Down  there where it's bright and gay  See Santa do his hula for you Santa do his hula  Santa do his hula Santa do his hula for you   Bob Barker Give me back again the   magic that is part of Christmas Day and the dreams  of youthful fancy that will never fade away.

Give   me just a share of gladness.

Let me hear the  bells again as they peel an old old message,   peace on earth, goodwill to men.

(Performance: Christmas in Hawaiʻi)  Christmas in Hawaiʻi is like Christmas ev'rywhere The bells ring out and children shout their   greetings on the air Christmas in Hawaiʻi is   the day when Christ was born There is no snow but people   go to church on Christmas morn Ting, ting, ting-a-ling jingle   bells ring from a steel guitar Ding, dong, ding-a-long all   the bells ring from near and far Christmas in Hawaiʻi when we celebrate His birth  Aloha then good will to men  from ev'ry land on earth  Ting, ting, ting-a-ling jingle  bells ring from a steel guitar  Ding, dong, ding-a-long all the  bells ring from near and far  Christmas in Hawaiʻi when we celebrate His birth Aloha then good will to men from ev'ry land   on earth Bob Barker  When Christmas time comes, there are those who  dig deep in the wonderful past, where sweet   memories sleep.

There's a prompting that sends  us to searching through time, to recapture the   threads of an era sublime.

Christmas seems tied to  the old fashioned days, to the peaceful, the calm,   the simplicity ways.

But time can't repeat.

Maybe it's better at rest, but I still think   the old fashioned Christmas was best.

(Peformance: Winter Wonderland,   Santa Claus is Coming to Town Medley) Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,  In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight,  We're happy tonight.

Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird  He sings a love song, as we go along, Walking in a winter wonderland.

Walking in a winter wonderland.

He sees you when you're sleeping  He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good  So be good for goodness sake You better watch out  (You better watch out) You better not cry  (You better not cry) You better not pout  (You better not pout) I'm telling you why  (I'm telling you why) Santa Claus is comin'  (He's coming) To town.

He's making a list (He's making a list)  And checking it twice (And checking it twice)  He's gonna find out (He's gonna find out) Who's naughty and nice  (Who's naughty and nice) Santa Claus is comin' to town  He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake  He knows if you've been bad or good So be good  (Be good) for goodness sake  You better watch out (You better watch out)  You better not cry (You better not cry)  You better not pout (You better not pout)  I'm telling you why (I'm telling you why)  Santa Claus is comin' Santa Claus is comin'  Santa Claus is comin' to town You better watch out   Bob Barker All the best and sweetest things in life are   things you cannot buy, the music of the birds at  dawn, the rainbow in the sky, the dazzling magic   of the stars, the miracle of light, The precious  gift of health and strength of hearing speech and   sight, the peace of mind that crowns a busy life  of work well done, a faith in God that deepens   as you face the setting sun,the boon of love, the  joy of friendship as the years go by, you find the   greatest blessings are the things you cannot buy.

(Performance:   Ave Maria) (Instrumental music)  Ave Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena  Maria, gratia plena Ave Ave Dominus  Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus  Et benedictus Et benedictus fructus ventris  Ventris tui, Iesus Ave Maria  (Instrumental music) Bob Barker  Beautiful.

Now, the man whose music we've been  featuring today, no stranger to this program,   nor to Hawaiʻi, Alex Anderson.

Andy  for eight Christmases in a row,   you and Peggy have appeared on Pau Hana  Years, that's establishing a tradition.

R. Alex Anderson Bob, I don't know how you put up with   us all these years, but we've certainly enjoyed  it.

We've had a great time doing these programs   and and thank you for the privilege.

Bob Barker  Well now you sang your two hulas today, Andy  -Holiday and Santa's hula.

Your other compositions   we've heard were?

R. Alex Anderson  Christmas in Hawaiʻi and Spring  Spends the Winter in Hawaiʻi.

Bob Barker And now you're going to join   Peggy and the others for one we all know and love  so well.

So Peggy, get those Jingle Bells ready.

(Performance: Mele Kalikimaka) Jingle bells upon a steel guitar  Through the palms we see the same bright star Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say  On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day That's the island greeting that we send to you  From the land where palm trees sway Here we know that Christmas   will be green and bright The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night  Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaiʻi's way To say Merry Christmas to you  Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day  That's the island greeting that we send to you From the land where palm trees sway  Here we know that Christmas  will be green and bright  The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaiʻi's way  To say Merry Christmas to you A very Merry Christmas  To say Merry Christmas to you