A Charlie Brown Christmas [Original TV Soundtrack]

by Vince Guaraldi Trio, Vince Guaraldi

Overview

It wouldn't be Christmas without the beloved animated classic A Charlie Brown Christmas! This collection contains 10 songs from Vince Guaraldi's timeless soundtrack: The Christmas Song * Christmas Time Is Here * Fur Elise * Hark, the Herald Angels Sing * Linus and Lucy * O Tannenbaum * Skating * What Child Is This * and more.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2012
Label:	Fantasy / Universal
UPC:	0888072340275
Rank:	1766

Tracks

1. O Tannenbaum
2. What Child Is This
3. My Little Drum
4. Linus and Lucy
5. Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental]
6. Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal]
7. Skating
8. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
9. Christmas Is Coming
10. F¿¿r Elise
11. The Christmas Song
12. Greensleeves
13. Great Pumpkin Waltz
14. Thanksgiving Theme

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vince Guaraldi Trio   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Vince Guaraldi   Primary Artist,Conductor,Piano,Organ
Toni Braxton   Primary Artist
Eric Marienthal   Primary Artist
The Rippingtons   Primary Artist
Brian McKnight   Primary Artist
Colin Bailey   Primary Artist,Drums
Norman Brown   Primary Artist
Chaka Khan   Primary Artist
Rick Braun   Primary Artist
Monty Budwig   Primary Artist,Bass,Double Bass
Hank Williams, Jr.   Primary Artist
Gerald Albright   Primary Artist
George Winston   Primary Artist
David Benoit   Primary Artist
Dave Koz   Primary Artist
Jerry Granelli   Drums
Tom Harrell   Trumpet
Chuck Bennett   Trombone
Mike Clark   Drums
John Gray   Guitar
Seward McCain   Bass
Emanuel Klein   Trumpet
Fred Marshall   Double Bass,Bass

Technical Credits

Mel Torme   Composer,Original Material
David Benoit   Composer
George Wyle   Composer
Charles Wesley   Text,Composer
Paul Blakemore   Mixing,Mastering Engineer
Public Domain   Composer
Robert Wells   Text,Composer,Original Material
Traditional   Composer
Sol Weiss   Engineer
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer,Original Material
William Chatterton Dix   Composer,Original Material
Vince Guaraldi   Musical Adaptation,Original Material,Adaptation,Composer,Arranger
Lee Mendelson   Composer,Text
Edwin H. Morris   Composer
Edward Pola   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Original Material,Composer

Editorial Reviews

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! Who needs ghosts of Christmas past when you can relive your childhood with the music to this beloved television special? Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi makes Linus and Lucy dance with his oh-so-cool trio, and the Peanuts Choir give their inimitable rendition of "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!" An irresistible record -- unless you happen to be a blockhead or a fussbudget. Release date: 1965.

barnesandnoble.com

Though not nearly as essential as A Boy Named Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas does give you the flavor of the mordant jazz touch that Guaraldi made an indispensible part of the Peanuts TV specials (since his death, no one has been able to capture that feeling in subsequent episodes). Sometimes a plaintive children's chorus gets in the way, but the Guaraldi trio still gets in some bright, lively work in "Skating," a wonderfully detached treatment of "O Tannenbaum" and a reprise of "Linus And Lucy." As jazz Christmas albums go, this is one of the more endearing ones, and CD buyers get another out-of-place bonus track, "Greensleeves." -- All-Music Guide

Richard Ginell