Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas is an album of Christmas music by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1966 and released on the Cadet label. It peaked at #15 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 7, 1968.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars in a review by Michael G. Nastos that stated "With pensive, meditative, precise playing, it's a must-have and features a definitive jazz hit version of "Little Drummer Boy".

Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas

Track listing

"The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 3:37

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 3:27

"My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:34

"Away in a Manger" (Traditional) - 3:06

"Mary's Little Boy Chile" (Jester Hairston) - 2:34

"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 3:10

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 3:51

"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:05

"Children Go Where I Send Thee" (Traditional) - 3:08

"Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 2:41

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 2:17

"Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:22

Personnel

Kenny Burrell – guitar

Richard Evans – arrangement

References

Kenny Burrell albums

1966 albums

Cadet Records albums

Albums produced by Esmond Edwards

1966 Christmas albums

Christmas albums by American artists

Jazz Christmas albums

Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas