Credits:

Vince Guaraldi

Description:

Super Deluxe Edition of Vince Galardi's immortal soundtrack classic of the 1965 animated TV special "PEANUTS(R)" by Charles Schulz, Lee Mendelson, and Bill Melendez, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is now available! A Christmas classic for nearly 60 years, this album was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA this past May and is recognized as the best-selling jazz album of all time, along with Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"! This Super Deluxe Edition, with hours of session tapes newly unearthed from the vaults of Fantasy Records, showcases Galardi's creative process like never before with tracks like "Christmas Time Is Here," "O Tannenbaum," and "Skating," as well as studio tracks such as "Christmas Time Is Here," "The Sopranos," "The Sopranos," "The Sopranos," and "The Sopranos. The original 11-track album was created by Grammy Award-winning engineer Paul Blakemore from the original 2- and 3-track master recordings. upgraded with new stereo mixes from the sound sources.This new and original mix is included on this release, along with hours of previously unreleased material! Disc 1 features a new stereo mix of the album and the original 1965 remastered mix, while discs 2-4 feature Garaldi and his bandmates crafting cues like "Christmas Is Coming" and "Skating," along with five Over 50 previously unreleased outtakes from the recording sessions are included. Disc 5 features a new stereo mix in high-resolution format and Dolby Atmos(R) sound on Blu-ray Audio! Housed in a hardcover book, this collection is accompanied by new detailed liner notes by Derrick Bang, PEANUTS(R) historian and author of "Vince Guaraldi at the Piano" (McFarland & Company), that guide fans through the entire guides fans through the recording process. Also included is a special message from the family of the late Lee Mendelson, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer and co-creator of the PEANUTS(R) Animation special.

Tracklisting:

1.O Tannenbaum
2.What Child Is This
3.My Little Drum
4.Linus And Lucy
5.Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental]
6.Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal]
7.Skating
8.Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
9.Christmas Is Coming
10.Fur Elise
11.The Christmas Song
12.Skating [#3, Takes 4-6]
13.Skating [#3, Take 7]
14.Linus And Lucy [#4, Take 1]
15.Christmas Is Coming [#5, Take 1]
16.Christmas Is Coming [#5, Take 2]
17.Christmas Is Coming [#5, Take 3]
18.Christmas Is Coming [#5, Take 4]
19.Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental][#6, Take 1]
20.Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental] [#6, Take 2]
21.Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal] [#1, Take 6]
22.Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal] [#1, Take 7]