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I am guessing that if you have not seen the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, you have no doubt heard the sound track. It is one of those sign posts that along with parades and window displays lets us know that the Christmas season is upon us.
2010 marked the 45th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas on television.
It was the first Peanuts animated special and it launched an empire. Many a critic has suggested that without its Vince Guaraldi jazzed up sound track that special never would have had the same impact.
This is the story of coincidence.
The tv special, the sound track, all of that almost never happened. A Charlie Brown Christmas is the result of a perfect storm of circumstance and talent.
Drummer Jerry Granelli grew up in San Francisco but now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He is the last surviving member of that Vince Guaraldi trio who recorded the now classic soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
He and producer Colin MacKenzie decided that it was time to head back to San Francisco and put the pieces back together as to how that sound track came together 45 years ago.
Here is: Good Grief its Serendipity Vince Guaraldi
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I am guessing that if you have not seen the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, you have no doubt heard the sound track. It is one of those sign posts that along with parades and window displays lets us know that the Christmas season is upon us.
2010 marked the 45th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas on television.
It was the first Peanuts animated special and it launched an empire. Many a critic has suggested that without its Vince Guaraldi jazzed up sound track that special never would have had the same impact.
This is the story of coincidence.
The tv special, the sound track, all of that almost never happened. A Charlie Brown Christmas is the result of a perfect storm of circumstance and talent.
Drummer Jerry Granelli grew up in San Francisco but now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He is the last surviving member of that Vince Guaraldi trio who recorded the now classic soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
He and producer Colin MacKenzie decided that it was time to head back to San Francisco and put the pieces back together as to how that sound track came together 45 years ago.
Here is: Good Grief its Serendipity Vince Guaraldi
Broadcast History
Inside The Music - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Intro and Outro
INTRO:I am guessing that if you have not seen the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, you have absolutely heard the sound track. It is one of those sign posts that along with parades and window displays lets us know that the Christmas season is upon us.
This year will mark the 45th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas on television.
It was the first Peanuts animated special and it launched an empire. Many a critic has suggested that without its Vince Guaraldi jazzed up sound track that special never would have had the same impact.
This is the story of coincidence.
The tv special, the sound track, all of that almost never happened. A Charlie Brown Christmas is the result of a perfect storm of circumstance and talent.
Drummer Jerry Granelli grew up in San Francisco but now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He is the last surviving member of that Vince Guaraldi trio who recorded the now classic soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
He and producer Colin MacKenzie decided that it was time to head back to San Francisco and figure out how that sound track came together 45 years ago.
Here is: Good Grief its Serendipity Vince Guaraldi
you’ve been listening to Good Grief its Serendipity Vince Guaraldi, produced by Colin MacKenzie and hosted by Jerry Granelli for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's series Inside The Music. For more information on this series go to cbc.ca/inside the music.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas time is here | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 01:00 |
| Stompin at the Savoy | Cal Tjader | Black Hawk Nights. | fantasy | 1958 | 05:23 |
| My Romance | Cal Tjader | Black Hawk Nights. | fantasy | 1958 | 05:11 |
| Caldonia | Woody Herman | the 3 herds. | hallmark | 2008 | 03:04 |
| Samba Di Orpheous | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus. | fantasy | 1962 | 05:41 |
| Cast Your Fate To The Wind | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus. | fantasy | 1962 | 03:10 |
| Charlie Brown Theme | Vince Guaraldi | A Boy Named Charlie Brown. | fantasy | 1964 | 04:20 |
| Freda | Vince Guaraldi | A Boy Named Charlie Brown. | fantasy | 1964 | 04:34 |
| Bye Bye Theme | miles davis | Blackhawk. | Sony | 1961 | 02:46 |
| Linus and Lucy | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 03:07 |
| My Little Drum | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 03:13 |
| Baseball Theme | Vince Guaraldi | A Boy Named Charlie Brown. | fantasy | 1964 | 03:14 |
| The Christmas Song | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 03:17 |
| Happiness Is | Vince Guaraldi | A Boy Named Charlie Brown. | fantasy | 1964 | 03:41 |
| O Tannanbaum | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 05:08 |
| O Tannanbaum | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 05:08 |
| Hark the Herald Angels | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 01:55 |
| Skating | Vince Guaraldi | Charlie Brown Christmas. | fantasy | 1965 | 02:27 |
Additional Credits
Executive Producer- Carole Warren
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