The phrase “Mele Kalikimaka” originated in 1904. Though King Kamehameha IV declared Christmas a national holiday in 1862, Native Hawaiians and citizens were not familiar with the phrase until it was first published in the Hawaiian newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. The popular song “Mele Kalikimaka” was written and composed by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949. He was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii. Anderson is a popular composer of the hapa haole genre that showcase