Six-String Santa is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1992.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "Pass and his regular working quartet of the early '90s (rhythm guitarist John Pisano, bassist Jim Hughart and drummer Colin Bailey) perform a variety of famous Christmas-related songs, plus his own "Happy Holiday Blues." The tasteful renditions swing and include quartet pieces, some two-guitar duets and a few unaccompanied solos from the great Pass, resulting in one of the better Christmas albums around."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne3:39
2."(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"Robert Allen, Al Stillman3:58
3."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:14
4."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"traditional3:20
5."O Christmas Tree"traditional3:31
6."Angels We Have Heard on High/Joy to the World"traditional4:36
7."Happy Holiday Blues"Joe Pass5:16
8."It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis4:28
9."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie4:45
10."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:36
11."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard Smith4:13

Personnel

Production & other

  • Ralph Jungheim – producer
  • Bill Lightner – editing, mastering
  • James Mooney – engineer
  • Jerry Wood – second engineer
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes