“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Featuring the Famous Peanuts Characters: Original Soundtrack

Album by Vince Guaraldi

Released 4 December 1965

christmas music jazz contemporary jazz

Tracklist

1
O Tannenbaum (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:09
2
What Child Is This (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:24
3
My Little Drum (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:12
4
Linus and Lucy (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:05
5
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / 2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
6:06
6
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / 2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:46
7
Skating (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:25
8
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:54
9
Christmas Is Coming (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:25
10
Für Elise (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:05
11
The Christmas Song (2022 stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:20
12
O Tannenbaum (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:08
13
What Child Is This (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:24
14
My Little Drum (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:12
15
Linus and Lucy (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:05
4.0 ★
16
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
6:06
17
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:46
3.0 ★
18
Skating (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:25
19
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:54
20
Christmas Is Coming (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:25
21
Für Elise (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:05
22
The Christmas Song (original stereo mix)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:17
23
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 1 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:13
24
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 2 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:51
25
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 3 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:53
26
Christmas Is Coming (#1, takes 4-5 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:06
27
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 6 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:24
28
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 7 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:49
29
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / #2, takes 1-2 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:01
30
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / #2, take 3 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:25
31
Skating (unnumbered / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:17
32
Skating (#3, takes 1-2 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:35
33
Skating (#3, take 3 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:18
34
Skating (#3, takes 4-6 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:31
35
Skating (#3, take 7 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:43
36
Linus and Lucy (#4, take 1 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:30
37
Christmas Is Coming (#5, take 1 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:19
38
Christmas Is Coming (#5, take 2 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:57
39
Christmas Is Coming (#5, take 3 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:53
40
Christmas Is Coming (#5, take 4 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:33
41
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / #6, take 1 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:09
42
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / #6, take 2 / September 17, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
6:14
43
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 1 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:53
44
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 2 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:29
45
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 3 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:04
46
Christmas Is Coming (#1, takes 4-6 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:37
47
Christmas Is Coming (#1, take 7 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:05
48
O Tannenbaum (#2, take 1 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:35
49
O Tannenbaum (#2, take 2 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:03
50
O Tannenbaum (#2, takes 3-4 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:10
51
O Tannenbaum (#2, take 5 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:02
52
Jingle Bells (#3, takes 1-4 / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:59
53
Goin' Out of My Head (unnumbered / September 21, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
0:23
54
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / #6, take 3 / September 22, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
7:21
55
Skating (#7, take 1 / September 22, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
4:20
56
Skating (#7, take 2 / September 22, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
4:04
57
Für Elise (takes 1-2)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:51
58
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, take 1)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:32
59
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, takes 2-3)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
0:36
60
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, take 4)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:31
61
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, take 5)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:34
62
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / rehearsal)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
0:24
63
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, take 6)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
0:59
64
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / #1, take 7)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:55
65
Greensleeves (take 1 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:29
66
Greensleeves (takes 2-4 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:01
67
Greensleeves (take 5 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
6:06
68
Greensleeves (take 6 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:40
69
Greensleeves (take 7 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:36
70
Greensleeves (take 8 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
5:39
71
Greensleeves (takes 9-10 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:24
72
Greensleeves (take 11 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:42
73
Greensleeves (take 12 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:29
74
The Christmas Song (take 1 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:28
75
The Christmas Song (takes 2-3 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
4:10
76
The Christmas Song (takes 4-7 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:39
77
The Christmas Song (take 8 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:51
78
The Christmas Song (take 9 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:20
79
The Christmas Song (take 10 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:11
80
The Christmas Song (take 11 / October 28, 1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:19

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Release credits

Barret Mineah
chorus master [14, 17, 19]
Colin Bailey
drums (drum set) [13, 15, 22]
Fred Marshall
double bass [12, 14, 16-18, 20]
Jerry Granelli
drums (drum set) [12, 14, 16-18, 20]
Monty Budwig
double bass [13, 15, 22]
Nick Phillips
producer [15-16, 18, 20]
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir
choir vocals [14, 17, 19, 58-61, 63-64]
Vince Guaraldi
arranger [12-13], organ [19], piano [12-18, 20-22], producer [15-17]