Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Christmas Islands

Time to pay a visit to the Hawaiian Islands. Lots of good Christmas music has come out of Hawaii from Alfred Apaka to modern day singers. But I don't know how many of those artists have covered The Carpenters. You know you can't go wrong when that happens. This is Maile Aloha Singers-Christmas Aloha (Sinergia SR 7105, Stereo, 1975). I think you'll really enjoy this record, I know I did. The Carpenters cover is just icing on the cake. Oh, be sure to take a look at the scan of the back cover in the download. Check out the guy in the purple jacket. The purple jacket is bad enough, but I think he looks a bit too much like John Waters. What we he doing there?

1. Ku'u Pahu Nei (Carol Of The Drum)
2. Smol Taon (Small Town)
3. Po Hemolele (O Holy Night)
4. Vivii I Le Atua (Praise The Lord)
5. Oshogatsu (New Year's)
6. Merry Christmas, Darling
7. Kasadya Ning Taknya'a (Joyful Is This Hour)
8. The Twelve Christmas Days
9. Mary's Boy Chile
10. Kani Bele E (Carol Of The Bells)
11. Enfant Prodigue (Prodigal Child)
12. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

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4 comments:

  1. BusterTuesday, December 30, 2025 5:00:00 PM

    I did check out the back cover and to me he looks more like John Davidson (with a moustache) than John Waters.

    We have discussed the fact that odd-colored suits were the thing in the 1970s - purple, mauve, lime green, etc. As they used to say in Mad Magazine, "Yecchh!"

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  2. petlodWednesday, December 31, 2025 1:05:00 AM

    It's quite an impressive gatefold cover painting...have we seen Santa conducting a choir before? That's cool. Although was his inclusion an afterthought? Most of the singers aren't looking in his direction. lol.
    As for the gent in the purple suit, I agree with Buster. The mustache is definitely way too big for Waters' (which is drawn on with a makeup pencil!).

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