“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

CD 1
1
O Tannenbaum
5:11
2
What Child Is This
2:23
3
My Little Drum
3:11
4
Linus and Lucy
3:05
4.0 ★
5
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)
6:08
6
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal)
2:47
3.0 ★
7
Skating
2:41
8
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
1:53
9
Christmas Is Coming
3:25
10
Für Elise
1:04
11
The Christmas Song
3:17
12
Greensleeves
5:28
13
Christmas Is Coming (alternate take 1)
4:34
14
The Christmas Song (alternate take 3)
3:53
15
Greensleeves (alternate take 6)
5:03
16
Christmas Time Is Here (alternate vocal take)
1:26
CD 2: 40 Years a Charlie Brown Christmas
1
Christmas Is Coming
David Benoit
2:54
2
Just Like Me
Vanessa Williams
4:12
3.0 ★
3
Linus and Lucy
Dave Koz
4:02
4
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Toni Braxton
4:17
5
My Little Drum
Rick Braun
3:28
6
Skating
Norman Brown
4:01
7
Christmas Time Is Here
Brian McKnight
4:25
8
O Tannenbaum
Gerald Albright
3:53
9
Red Baron
The Rippingtons
4:10
10
The Christmas Song
Chaka Khan
4:03
11
Für Elise
David Benoit
1:07
12
Christmas Time Is Here (reprise)
Eric Marienthal
3:13
CD 3: Charlie Brown’s Holiday Hits
1
Joe Cool
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:07
2
Surfin’ Snoopy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:11
3
Heartburn Waltz
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:38
4
Track Meet
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:40
5
Camptown Races
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:25
6
Oh, Good Grief (vocal)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:00
7
Charlie Brown Theme
Vince Guaraldi Trio
4:23
8
Schroeder
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:54
9
Charlie’s Blues
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1:22
10
Great Pumpkin Waltz
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:29
11
Thanksgiving Theme
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:02
12
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3:07
4.0 ★
13
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2:46
3.0 ★
14
Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
6:03

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Release credits

Alex Al
electric bass guitar [3]
Andi Howard
executive, executive [3]
Barret Mineah
chorus master [3.13, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8]
Bayardo Velarde
timbales [4-5]
Bill Fitch
congas [4-5]
Cheryl Pawelski
task
Chris Bellman
mastering
Chuck Bennett
trombone [9, 11]
Colin Bailey
drums (drum set) [1.2, 1.4, 1.11-12, 3.7, 3.10, 3.12], membranophone [10]
Dave Koz
saxophone [3]
David Benoit
producer, arranger [3], piano [3], producer [3]
Eddie Duran
guitar [2]
Eddie Durham
guitar [4-5]
Frank Snow
trumpet [2]
Fred Marshall
double bass [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.9, 3.4-5, 3.13-14]
George Horn
re
Glenn Cronkhite
drums (drum set) [1]
Jamie Putnam
art direction
Jerry Granelli
drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.9, 3.4-5, 3.13-14]
Joe Tarantino
re
John Coppola
trumpet [2]
John Gray
guitar [3, 10]
John Scott Trotter
arranger [3, 10], conductor [3, 10]
Johnny Rae
drums (drum set) [3]
Lee Charlton
drums (drum set) [2]
Luis Conte
percussion [3]
Manny Klein
trumpet [10]
Mark Wexler
executive, executive [3]
Mike Clark
drums (drum set) [9, 11]
Monty Budwig
bass [10], double bass [3.3, 3.7, 3.10, 3.12, 1.2, 1.4, 1.11-12]
Nick Phillips
producer [3.10, 3.12, 3.14, 1.4-5, 1.9]
Pat Firth
double bass [2]
Ron Moss
executive, executive [3]
Seward McCain
double bass [1, 9, 11]
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir
choir vocals [3.13, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8]
Stephen Hart
remixer
Tom Harrell
trumpet [1, 9, 11]
Tony Maiden
guitar [3]
Vince Guaraldi
producer, arranger [1-2], organ [8], piano [1.1-6, 1.9-12, 3.1-14], producer [3.1-14, 1.4-6]
Vinnie Colaiuta
drums (drum set) [3]