2. Winter Wonderland
3. Baby Its Cold Outside
4. Ave Maria
5. Christmas Party Hop
6. Silver Bells
7. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
8. A Christmas Song
9. O Come All Ye Faithful
10. Merry Christmas Baby
11. Jingle Bells/Kani Kani Pele
12. Do You Hear What I Hear?
**Bonus Track: One For The Troops
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Maui's favorite son, Uncle Willie K, has been playing music and mesmerizing audiences around the world since the age of 10. Having performed with the likes of B.B. King, Santana, Prince and Willie Nelson, Willie K has garnered countless Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for both production and performance, as well as earning a spot on the inaugural GRAMMY® Award ballot for Best Hawaiian Music. The follow-up to the wildly successful Willie Kalikimaka, this new selection of Christmas songs are a perfect addition to any holiday collection. There is only one Willie K.
There is just something about Hawaiian music and Christmas music. There is no way the two should be able to work together and yet they work together perfectly. One is the peanut butter to the other's chocolate. Once you've listened to some good Hawaiian Christmas music, you'll wonder how you ever got through December without it.
Willie K is Maui's favorite son. Everyone there seems to think of him as family--he is everyone's Uncle Willie. Walk down the streets of Lahaina and casually say anything about music to anyone and virtually the first words they will say in reply are "Do you know Willie K?" They love their Uncle Willie in Maui. And its little wonder. His music and his shows burst forth with the joys of life and laughter. He sings the praises of the most beautiful paradise on Earth, his home, Maui. And, as it is his home, he spends his time with the people there--fishing, trading stories, and sharing much of his good luck with others not so fortunate, especially needy children.
While others may not agree with me, Willie K's 1999 "Willie Kalikimaka" is one of the essentials of an Hawaiian music Christmas. More pop and rock oriented than what we may think of as Hawaiian music (and displaying influences as diverse as reggae, jazz, blues, folk, and R&B), Willie K's music is nonetheless distinctly Hawaiian and immediately identifiable as such. All of which makes it a perfect bridge between traditional island holiday songs and contemporary tracks from the Mainland. Grab yourself a copy of any of Na Leo Pilimehana Christmas records, any of the Christmas records from The Brothers Cazimero and a copy of "Willie Kalikimaka" and you're set for a perfect Hawaiian Christmas. But don't forget to leave a little room in your budget for "Willie Wonderland" as well.