Here in Hawaii, we have attended a couple of ukulele jam sessions, called kanikapilas. Some of them play only Hawaiian songs, and others play Folk/Country/Pop, etc. But, for Christmas songs, many of them have been translated into Hawaiian. So if you want to do a well-known Christmas song, but you want to sing the Hawaiian lyrics, you request, "Silent Night - Hawaiian", for example.
Here is "Silent Night Hawaiian" from a duo we heard last night - I only video'd the Hawaiian verse, but they did sing one or two English verses, too.
https://youtu.be/fuHgjEWM1oQ
Hawaiian slack key and ukulele duo
Here is a combined children's choir who performed at a concert we attended last Sunday. The children sang in the middle portion of the concert, and the first and third sets were done by the Kona Community Chorus. They were very good, and did some different pieces we had not heard before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGidG5Utevs
Mele Kalikimaka - combined teen's and children's choir
We wish you all a Merry Christmas - and hope you are safe and happy.
Mari and Ron
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