Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas
# Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas

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

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

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".

## 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
