A-side "Sjömansjul på Hawaii" Format gramophone record | Released November 1945 Genre schlager | |
B-side "Good Bye, Good Bye, mitt blå Hawaii" Recorded Stockholm, Sweden, 20 September 1945 |
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.
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