‘Twas the morning before Christmas,

And tension was mounting;

Since Santa was still shopping,

Spewing sweat like a fountain.

He thought of online ordering,

But that notion wouldn’t fly;

Amazon.com simply can’t replace him,

No matter how hard they try.

A “24K Magic” hana hou

For superstar Bruno Mars;

That socko CBS special

Was super, five stars!

Perhaps a national tour

For Bette Midler in “Dolly”?

And a stop in Hawaii,

Wouldn’t that be jolly!

For Auli’i Cravalho,

A “Moana” sequel will do.

But Disney could consider

A live-action musical, too.

For Marcus Mariota,

A Titans Super Bowl trek next year;

More TD passes, fewer injuries

Would truly be dear.

For Alex O’Loughlin,

It’s simple, a “Five-0” finale;

Which means Scott Caan

Could return to his mainland hale.

For Joseph Batalon,

Hawaii’s “Spiderman” actor;

A second gig with Tom Holland,

If sequelitis is a factor.

For Streetlight Cadence,

That big national break;

They’ve earned their stripes

And a lot’s at stake.

For Andy Bumatai,

Augie, Frank De Lima, too,

TV comedy specials,

Think LOL stew.

For Gov. David Ige,

A key running mate;

For Mayor Kirk Caldwell,

Forget rail, try skate!

A Jimmy Borges reunion

With that Nabors dude, Jim;

With that kind of wattage

The heavens won’t dim.

For titular Jason Momoa,

A huge “Aquaman” bow;

With his physique, tattoos,

And wiry hair, wow!

For Karen Keawehawai’i,

More liner cruises and gigs

With Michael W. Perry,

A format she digs.

More Blue Note performances

For Robert Cazimero, Willie K,

Add Loretta Ables Sayre, too,

Plus Melveen and Shari, hooray!

Martin Nievera also is earning

His back-in-Waikiki stripes;

So shouldn’t Carole Kai, too,

Show off her pipes?

A Hawaiian concert revival

For “retired” Keali’i Reichel;

Plus a new, overdue CD

To jingle everyone’s bell.

For Jake Shimabukuro,

A golden Kamaka uke’s swell.

For Kuanna Torres Kahele?

More Niihau shell.

For beloved Jerry Santos,

A new “Kahaluu”-type smash;

For Jack and Cha Thompson

A leisurely getaway dash.

For Kit Samson, less pain,

To get back on the scene;

For Jay Larrin, annual Mauna Kea snows

Will always be keen.

Audy Kimura’s always serenading

When we dine out at Hy’s;

For once can he indulge

In those steaks like us guys?

For my pals who write books,

Author signings aplenty;

So Kakugawa, Cione, Kirk,

Will you serve ‘em al dente?

For Broadway’s Joy Abbott,

More staycations in the isles;

Ditto, semiretired Kevin I.,

Make trips with frequent flier miles.

For Tony Ruivivar

And his Society of Seven,

You’ve been away far too long,

So a gig here would be heaven.

For you, faithful readers,

All you Mr. and Ms.:

A Mele Kalikimaka cheer

And that’s Christmas ‘Show Biz.’ …