Sjömansjul på Hawaii
| "Sjömansjul på Hawaii" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Yngve Stoor | |
| A-side | "Sjömansjul på Hawaii" |
| B-side | "Good Bye, Good Bye, mitt blå Hawaii" |
| Released | November 1945 |
| Recorded | Stockholm, Sweden, 20 September 1945 |
| Genre | schlager |
| Label | Sonora |
| Songwriter(s) | Helge Roundquist, Yngve Stoor |
Sjömansjul på Hawaii, also known as "Jag en ensam sjöman är" or "Det är julkväll på Hawaii", is a Christmas song, with lyrics by Helge Roundquist (signature "Miguel Torres") and music by Yngve Stoor. The lyrics describe a Swedish sailor visiting Hawaii at Christmastime, and longs back home to Sweden when the sailors celebrate Christmas on board their boat, moored to a wharf while the Sunshine.
The song was recorded by Yngve Stoor and became one of the most popular Swedish songs of 1945, despite being seasonal.
Other recordings
[edit]- Sven-Ingvars (1965)[1]
- Trio Me' Bumba (1973)[2]
- Lalla Hansson (1979)[3]
- Hasse Andersson (1986)[4]
- Lars Vegas trio (1992)[5]
- Christer Sjögren (1994)[6]
- Gösta Linderholm & the Trad Brothers (1994, failed Svensktoppen on 14 December 2002 [7])
- Black-Ingvars (1995) [8]
References
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