On December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas made its television debut, replacing The Munsters for the night. The special introduced the world to the now-legendary score by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, whose trio performed the music that would forever be tied to the Peanuts universe. The centerpiece of the soundtrack was “Linus and Lucy,” a tune Guaraldi originally wrote in 1963 for an unaired documentary, A Boy Named Charlie Brown. While jazz music in documentaries wasn’t unusual, building an

COMING SOON – We’re celebrating 75 years of #PEANUTS with an expanded edition of Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown! The reissue features newly-remastered audio plus 11 never-before-heard outtakes in addition to the original album. A rare studio test version of the Guaraldi classic “Linus and Lucy” is available to stream now, and the full collection arrives April 4 on 2-CD and digital. The 2-CD package includes new liner notes from PEANUTS historian Derrick Bang plus essays from produ

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Manhã de Carnaval (Take 2, Set 3)