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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.

"Sjömansjul på Hawaii"
Single by 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
Songwriter(s)	Helge Roundquist, Yngve Stoor

The song was recorded by Yngve Stoor and became one of the most popular Swedish songs of 1945, despite being seasonal.

Other recordings

• Sven-Ingvars (1965)[1]
• Trio Me' Bumba (1973)[2]
• Lalla Hansson (1979)[3]
• Hasse Andersson (1986)[4]
• Lars Vegas trio (1992)[5]
• Christer Sjögren (1994)[6]
• Gösta Linderholm & the Trad Brothers (1994, failed Svensktoppen on 14 December 2002 [7])
• Black-Ingvars (1995) [8]

References

• Information at Svensk mediedatabas
• Information at Svensk mediedatabas

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