Christmas Song of the Day #4: Since this blog is based in Hawaii, why not do some Hawaii based holiday songs. First up, we got Kapena live from Windward Oahu with the "Mele Kalikimaka Medley". This was recorded in December 2018 and is still fresh today.
As anybody from Hawaii knows, Kapena is a music group that his been on the local scene for several decades. I remember getting their first record album way back in 1990. They have since released dozens of albums over the last 30 years and is one of Hawaii's most well known island music groups.
I've seen them perform live a few times at various venues in Honolulu over the years. They have become a family act in recent years.
Daily Tracks
Nov. 29 - "Mary Did You Know" - Mat and Savanna Shaw
Nov. 30 - "Being Home For Christmas (2020 version)" - Ivan & Alyosha
Dec. 1 - "Take Me Home For Christmas" - Dan + Shay
Christmas Song of the Day #3 - For the next 25 or so days I will be posting one Christmas song per day, mostly videos (as usual) from YouTube.
Todays' Christmas song is "Take Me Home For Christmas" by Dan + Shay. They are an American country pop music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyersand Shay Mooney. This is the first of several new Christmas songs the duo has released this year. They had a country/pop crossover hit earlier in the year called "I Should Probably Go To Bed" which peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Billboard Country Chart. They have been recording since 2013.
Nov. 29 - "Mary Did You Know" - Mat and Savanna Shaw
Nov. 30 - "Being Home For Christmas (2020 version)" - Ivan & Alyosha
Dec. 1 - "Take Me Home For Christmas" - Dan + Shay
Christmas Song of the Day #2 - For the next 25 or so days I will be posting one Christmas song per day, mostly videos (as usual) from YouTube.
Today's Christmas song is a new version of "Being Home For Christmas", a little known song that I have loved since first hearing it back in 2015. The band Ivan & Alyosharecorded the original and have returned with a new EP featuring a new version of the same song. I like it. I think you will too.
Daily Playlist:
Nov. 29 - "Mary Did You Know" - Mat and Savanna Shaw
Nov. 30 - "Being Home For Christmas (2020 version)" - Ivan & Alyosha
With this post I start the Christmas Song of the Day series for 2020. This is Day #1's entry which was posted to Facebook on Sunday, November 29, 2020.
This is from their newly released Christmas EP "Merry Little Christmas". The song here is "Mary Did You Know".... a very nice interpretation of a modern, timeless classic.
Mat and Savanna are the famed "Daddy Daughter Duo" who have posted numerous home made videos of themselves singing on YouTube. They were able to get their music professionally recorded a few months ago and have their debut album and this Christmas EP released this year (2020).
Nov. 29 - "Mary Did You Know" - Mat and Savanna Shaw
For only the second time in the history of doing this chart thing, a K-Pop song tops my Current Top 20. BLACKPINK is one of the hottest K-Pop groups from South Korea. They are a quartet of young ladies with a lot of style, sass and moves. They can also sing too.
"How You Like That" is a very catchy song with an electro pop/dance beat. The lyrics are in broken English and Korean. Makes for an interesting mix.
What stands out the most is the very stylish music video. BLACKPINK is all about style, attitude and sass. The video brings this out in a pleasantly tasteful way, yet still makes any guy yearn to be in the presence of these women.
The music video has set some new world records for 2020:
Most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours
Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours
Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group
Most viewers for the premiere of a video on YouTube
Most viewers for the premiere of a music video on YouTube
"How You Like That" is BLACKPINK's first single from the group's forthcoming debut album BLACKPINK: The Album set for release on October 2.
"How You Like That" has gone to #1 on the charts in Malaysia, Singapore, three charts in South Korea (Goon, Goon Albums, K-Pop Hot 100) and the U.S. World Digital Song Sales (Billboard). It has been a top 20 pop hit in Japan, Canada, Australia, Hungary and New Zealand. It peaked at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart last month.
CHIQUIS, TAYLOR SWIFT and TINA TURNER Have Top Hits
Chiquis and Becky G's remake of "Jolene" got the blessing from songwriter and original performer Dolly Parton to do this song as a new Spanish language hit. It's a great cover with a good video. The record makes it to #2 this week. Taylor Swift surprised her fans two weeks ago when she unexpectedly released a new album. Her latest album is called Folklore, and is a departure from the recent style of her pop albums of recent years. The first single "Cardigan" with its compelling video, is at #3 this week after making its chart debut at #8 last week. Could be a big hit for Swfit.
Eighty year old Tina Turner is back on the charts with a remix of her 1984 #1 hit "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo. The song is a top 10 hit on the U.S. dance chart and is bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100. On the Current Top 20 it's at #10 this week up from last week's debut of #19.
