"Hawaiian Eye Christmas Show": Holiday Music, Island Style (STREAM/DOWNLOAD)

Back for your holiday listening: It's an all-Christmas edition of my former KCSN radio show, "Hawaiian Eye." First airing on Dec. 21, 2007, it's familiar Christmas tunes done in a not-so-familiar island style.

The show kicks off with Pure Heart's rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" -- Local Style ("numbah one day of Christmas my tutu gave to me, one mynah bird in one papaya tree"). Other favorites include Willie K's powerful version of "O Holy Night"; the Brothers Cazimero's haunting "We Three Kings," and Hawaiian Christmas tracks from artists like Keali'i Reichel and Amy Hanaiali'i.

Listen below! You can stream it or download it for future listening too.



Go here for a full track listing of all the songs. Mele Kalikimaka!

Is There a Better Friday Night Food Than Casa Bianca?

Extra large sausage and mushroom from Casa Bianca. Nope, there's nothing better.

KCSN Flips Formats; "Aloha Friday Radio" Is Dead (For Now)

The rumors had been out there for a while that KCSN -- the public broadcaster out of California State Univ.-Northridge -- would be flipping formats, and as of today it's happening.

The station will continue to play classical during the day, but is dumping its nighttime specialty shows in favor of an automated Americana (roots, etc.) format at night.

Yes, that means after 4 1/2 years, my weekly Aloha Friday Radio has been canceled.

It's been a fun run, getting a chance to play DJ every week... and I'm going to search for other opportunities to get back behind the microphone. But for now, it's pau hana time for "Bruddah Mike."

ALOHA FRIDAY RADIO Tonight on KCSN!

Don't forget, Bruddah Mike's spinning the Aloha Friday jams tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight on 88.5 KCSN!

Listen there or over the air live, or check out the blog later to stream it or download it.

And yes, it may seem like the competition was fixed... but Maria did come up with "Aloha Friday" as the show's title... and it makes the most sense. That's what my show's all about -- a way to kick off the weekend with a breezy mix of contemporary and traditional Hawaiian, reggae, surf rockabilly, and other tunes.