VINCE GUARALDI TRIO - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack) - Vinyl (LP)
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VINCE GUARALDI TRIO
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack)
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'christmas tree' vinyl LP + poster Cat: 727053 1Rel: 29 Sep 25
Soundtracks Side 1 - Track 1. O Tannenbaum Side 1 - Track 2. What Child Is This Side 1 - Track 3. My Little Drum Side 1 - Track 4. Linus & Lucy Side 1 - Track 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental) Side 2 - Track 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) Side 2 - Track 2. Skating Side 2 - Track 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Side 2 - Track 4. Christmas Is Coming Side 2 - Track 5. Fur Elise Side 2 - Track 6. The Christmas Song Side 2 - Track 7. Greensleeves
San Francisco pianist Vince Guaraldi created a small miracle in 1965 when he paired his trio's cool swing with the innocence of children's voices. What might have been a disposable TV soundtrack instead became one of jazz's most beloved entry points. His reading of 'O Tannenbaum' stretches tradition into modal curiosity, while 'Linus and Lucy' introduced a theme as eternal as the cartoon it scored. 'Skating' captures winter air with airy cascades of piano, and 'Christmas Time Is Here'-both in its instrumental and choral forms-balances melancholy with warmth. Even lighter sketches like 'Christmas Is Coming' or the playful 'Fur Elise' add colour. Decades on, the album endures not just as seasonal wallpaper but as a graceful jazz record that welcomed countless listeners into the fold.
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