For those unaware, David Yamasaki Trio‘s new album entitled A Christmas Wish, out November 1st,2026 on his own Yamasongs label, is a warm, unhurried take on the holiday songbook, told through the voice of the acoustic guitar.

Joined by Robert Shinoda and Shoji Ledward, Yamasaki weaves nine tracks of traditional carols, beloved seasonal standards, and one original composition into a collection that is rooted in jazz but carries a relaxed, easy-listening spirit.

Melody and chemistry take center stage, making for a reflective offering that feels made for quiet evenings by the fire… or, perhaps, on the beach.

1. A Christmas Wish
2. Frosty the Snowman
3. Christmas Time Is Here
4. My Favorite Things
5. A Child Is Born
6. O Christmas Tree
7. Silent Night
8. We Three Kings
9. I’ll Be Home for Christmas

With A Christmas Wish being a graceful, assured collection that trusts melody and musicianship over spectacle, David and his trusted Trio open their new album on a supple A Christmas Wish and the Hawaiian-hued Frosty the Snowman and then comes the luxuriant Christmas Time Is Here, the bluesy jazz flow of My Favorite Things and a resplendent A Child Is Born.

Along next is the playfully hued O Christmas Tree which is in turn seamlessly followed by an emotively impassioned Silent Night, the new album rounding out on the regally imbibed, stoic yet Renaissance-loving We Three Kings, closing on the gentle gossamer of the veritably crystalline I’ll Be Home for Christmas.

Musicians: David Yamasaki (guitar), Robert Shinoda (guitar), Shoji Ledward (guitar, ukulele), Rachel Gonzalez (vocals, one track), Abe Lagrimas Jr. (drums, one track), Sean Conley (bass, one track).

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