Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas
Can Christmas really exist without the memories of Charlie Brown and his wilting baby pine tree, and the remarkable orchestrated soundtrack Vince Guaraldi crafted for it? As a kid, Christmas television so often repeated the same holiday classics, that getting tikes to fall asleep seemed its crooked purpose. But the Peanut’s score rendered perfectly the humorous, tender and innocent nature of the animated special, keeping you focused the whole time. Vince Guaraldi envisions the delightful sprinkling of snowfall on “Skating” with an ostinato run along the piano’s upper register. And memories of a hind-leg stepping Snoopy are permenantly stamped to “Linus and Lucy”’s toe-tapping riff. Admittedly, I’m tempted to bump pass the pubescent voices that creak on “Hark, The Hearald Angels Sing”, but they dissipate after a single refrain and the upbeat snap of “Christmas Is Coming” arrives before you can lift yourself from your futon. This is the timeless essential.
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