A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack)
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A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (later credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio).wikipedia

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A Charlie Brown Christmas
Charlie Brown Christmasfirst specialof the same name
It is the soundtrack to the Christmas television special of the same name.
Its jazz soundtrack also achieved commercial success, selling four million copies in the US.



List of best-selling Christmas albums in the United States
best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United Statesbest-selling Christmas albumsBest-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States
In November 2014, it was the tenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era.
Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi TrioGuaraldiThe Vince Guaraldi Trio
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (later credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio).

Fantasy Records
FantasyFantasy StudiosDanya/Reality Records
The album was released in December 1965 in the U.S. by Fantasy.
This association began with Guaraldi's album, Jazz Impressions of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown", which contained music he created for an unsold television documentary of the same name, but truly became most famous with the hailed soundtrack of the classic Christmas special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the album of which itself has become a perennial Christmas best-seller.


Jerry Granelli
Bassist Fred Marshall and drummer Jerry Granelli have been credited as performing on the album.
In the 1960s he recorded and toured with the Vince Guaraldi trio, appearing on Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends and A Charlie Brown Christmas.
National Recording Registry
United States National Recording RegistryLibrary of Congress's National Recording Registry2006 entry
It was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and added to the National Recording Registry of the Library Congress









The Little Drummer Boy
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Christmas Time Is Here
Charlie Brown Christmas
Because the song became a hit, two versions were included on the album A Charlie Brown Christmas: an instrumental version by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and a vocal version by choristers from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California.
O Tannenbaum
O Christmas TreeOh Christmas TreeO Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
Guaraldi composed most of the music, though he included versions of traditional carols such as "O Tannenbaum".

Monty Budwig
The first instrumentals for the special were recorded by Guaraldi at Glendale, California's Whitney Studio with bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey.
Linus and Lucy
Linus & LucyCharlie Brown themethe popular "Peanuts" theme
Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was originally released on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) and the A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack (1965).
Colin Bailey (drummer)
Colin Bailey
The first instrumentals for the special were recorded by Guaraldi at Glendale, California's Whitney Studio with bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey.
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

Lee Mendelson
MendelsonLee Mendelson/Bill Melendez ProductionsMendelson/Melendez Productions
Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Television producer Lee Mendelson acknowledged the strip's cultural impression and produced a documentary on the subject, titled A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
Peanuts
Peanuts WorldwideSnoopyCharlie Brown/Peanuts Specials
Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz.









Charles M. Schulz
Charles SchulzCharles M. SchultzCharles Schultz
Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz.







Coca-Cola
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Coca-Cola commissioned a Christmas special based on Peanuts in 1965 and Guaraldi returned to score the special.









Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Hall of Fame Award1998 Grammy Hall of Fame AwardGrammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs
It was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and added to the National Recording Registry of the Library Congress
Recording Industry Association of America
RIAAUSUnited States
On August 19, 2016, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album quadruple platinum for sales of four million copies.
Nielsen SoundScan
SoundScanUSNielsen Music
In November 2014, it was the tenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1963 film)
A Boy Named Charlie Brownunaired television program of the same nameunsold television documentary of the same name
Television producer Lee Mendelson acknowledged the strip's cultural impression and produced a documentary on the subject, titled A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
Glendale, California
GlendaleGlendale, CAVerdugo City
The first instrumentals for the special were recorded by Guaraldi at Glendale, California's Whitney Studio with bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey.









Billboard (magazine)
BillboardBillboard MagazineBillboard'' magazine
A Charlie Brown Christmas first appeared on a Billboard magazine music sales chart on the week of December 19, 1987, when it debuted and peaked at No.


Top Pop Catalog Albums
Catalog AlbumsTop Catalog AlbumsBillboard'' Top Pop Catalog Albums
The album also charted on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums chart during the Christmas/holiday season every year from 1991 through 2003, peaking as high as No.
AllMusic
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Allmusic reviewer Shawn M. Haney called it "joyous and festive meditation for the holiday season" writing, "Guaraldi strings together elegant, enticing arrangements that reflect the spirit and mood of Schulz's work."
