What song composed by Robert Alexander Anderson is the best known Hawaiian Christmas song?
Robert Alexander Anderson (composer) Robert Alexander Anderson (R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 29 or 30, 1995) was an American composer who wrote 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.
Pearly Shells Pearly Shells ("Pupu A `O `Ewa") is an old Hawaiian song. The English lyrics were written by Webley Edwards and Leon Pober. Several people have performed it, including: