Songs Written by R. Alex AndersonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii, writing many popular Hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including "Lovely Hula Hands" (1940) and "Mele Kalikimaka" (1949), the latter the best known Hawaiian Christmas song. == Background == Anderson was called "Andy" by his close friends. Anderson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and attended Punahou School, where... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, R. Alex Anderson first charted in 1934 with Soft Green Seas.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.