Sjömansjul på Hawaii | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | 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 |
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.