I was 10 yo when I watched this show in 1965 and I have watched every year since then. Christmas is not Christmas without this wonderful show and amazing music.
This makes me cry. I think about how this is my first Christmas without my loving grandparents. I miss them very much. Wishing you all a merry Christmas out there.
My apologies for saying at least for me it hasn’t gotten easier. This song is a trigger for me that I can’t help but to listen to. Sad but happy tears from wonderful memories. Merry Christmas
~Also agree wholeheartedly. Within the past 10 years I heard a statistic that only 3% of the (U.S.) public listens to Jazz. This needs to be rectified.:) As not only is there such a variety of Jazz styles (including every performance being unique), there would be more Jazz artists and recordings if people were encouraged to recognize its vast and rich qualities. Vince Guaraldi proves this still!! If anyone knows of Guaraldi-inspired pianists or similar sounds, please post them here. He is treasured!
@@peaceshepherding529 I’ve read it as low as 2%. But, honestly, that feels about right. Jazz is not for the masses. It is art music. Few people have a Picasso or a Matisse hanging in their living room. Few people can do calculus or even algebra in their heads. Few people know even a little bit about how their own body works. And few people appreciate jazz or classical music. If jazz were to try to appeal to the masses, it would have to make too many compromises. This is how you get Kenny G. No, thank you.
@@terrydrums I don’t agree, respectfully. Socrates proved an uneducated, enslaved boy had innate abilities to solve geometric equations -thus, implied, most everyone has capacities to make connections and appreciate qualities of life, though many may not recognize these truths, even in ourselves. I believe exposure is essential to learning and appreciation. Further, any gateway has potential, including Kenny Gee. :) I also believe people who love Vince Guaraldi’s Chas. Brown soundtrack often haven’t recognized they’re loving Jazz, nor explored it further. Let’s encourage connections and the vitality of diversity!
Back when time was endless, seemingly innocent, and Christmas had a sense of magic. The world did not intrude on an 8 year old kid. Everyone was still alive and healthy. All this and more is triggered when I hear this song. Just the sheer bliss of watching Snoopy skating and having a grand time is heart warming.
This song isn't just a classic. It's iconic. It's a precious part of the childhood of virtually everyone who's grown up in America in the last fifty years! It certainly holds a special place in my heart. :-)
This story made my day. My beloved dad used to take me, in a stroller, to see Vince Guaraldi in Sausalito, CA, when I was a baby. He passed away, age 85, just a few months ago. I'm going to share this story with my mom, in the hopes it will bring a bit of cheer to her this holiday season. Thank you, CBS!
I am 60 years old, so watching this at age 4-5 was such perfect timing for leaving a lifelong impression on my memories of Christmas. The generation that experienced this tv program, as well as Rudolph by Rankin Bass, at the peak of their believing years, was really fortunate. These programs were and are such treasures. 🔔🎄❄️
Thank you for your comment. I am 62, and feel that we were so blessed to have those shows on television and that those tv execs were persuaded to put them on their network. I bet you loved the CBS live Krafts musical of "Cinderella" also.
I'm the same age too. We had all the original broadcasts of the classic animated Christmas specials as children. This one, Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch. Come to think of it Sesame Street and Mr. Rodgers premiered in that same four or five year time span. It was the golden era of children's programming.
I was 6 when this premiered. Left a deep, life-long impression. It's just not Christmas if I miss watching it (and I've rarely missed it, all these years). For many years, would decorate the living room during A Charlie Brown Christmas, or play the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album while doing so. Still to this day brings tears to my eyes at the end when I hear "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!," as the chorus breaks into "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." An annual emotional joy!
I was 8 yrs old in 1965 when I first saw " A Charlie Brown Christmas", hearing " Christmas Time Is Here" always reminds me of how the season should really be, love, happiness, hope and peace, truly a classic, thank you Charles Schultz, Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson for this wonderful, timeless cartoon, Merry Christmas to everyone 🎅🎄❄️☃️👋
@@spikespa5208 Hi there, we gotta have our A Charlie Brown Christmas fix every year, no matter how old we are, this sweet little cartoon makes the holiday season fun 😊
My late husband Tim *loved* A Charlie Brown Christmas and I always think of him when I hear "Christmas Time is Here." I think he appreciated it's melancholic quality.
Anticipation...no streaming...Dr. Dentins pajamas, blankets on the floor, shag carpeting, hot chocolate, not a care in the world waiting for A Charlie Brown Christmas to come on the TV. Being a kid in the 70s was just amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything and I feel sorry for kids growing up in our hyper-technological world.
@@guerralg63 yes. I agree with you! The sad thing is, the technology required to authentic simulate that experience is pretty far off lol just gotta meditate on those memories😎😊
I think that was a tear that just welled up in my eye. I was 4 and a half when the first Charlie Brown special was shown on TV and I remember immediately becoming infatuated with the dog in the show. My sister, soon after, decided to take me to a pet store in town, without our parents' knowledge or permission, to buy a dog. There, in the window, I saw the cutest black and white fox terrier puppy, and begged my sister to get us that one. She did and the rest is history. Snoopy Zelda Godzilla Rosenthal became an integral part of our family until her death, 16 years later. She was a great friend and we, "all", loved her, alot. Thank G-d for understanding parents. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!
@marvinrosenthal. Merry Christmas Marvin. May everyone know the true meaning of Christmas which the birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dominus Vobiscum 🙏♥️
I'm of the generation where the holiday cartoons/shows were shown one time and one time only during the season; if you missed it, you had to wait until next year's showing. They were truly an event and made the holidays more special to me. When this came on TV, you knew Christmas time was truly here! Happy New Year to all🥳
Okay, I have chill bumps now after seeing this story. It's such a part of what I am in so many ways. I'm a consumit Charlie Brown fan and I love hearing the background story of what made it great.
I was born in 1964 definitely grew up with this, one of my favorites! I remember having to wait for Christmas just to watch No cable No VCR No internet
Further evidence about what they say about the Hollywood-New York media establishment: "No one knows anything" (i.e., no one can predict what will be successful, especially based on conventional marketing measures & prediction models).
This music to A Charlie Brown Christmas is the soundtrack of my childhood Christmases. It was my favorite by far of all the Christmas TV specials and I loved the music the most. I was a kid and didn't even know what jazz was, but I knew I loved the music.
"Cast Your Fate To The Wind" was my original hook into Guaraldi's music. He and Brubeck led me to jazz via Duke Ellington. Such wonderful music. Thank you for this story. I have often wondered about the back story of the score.
I'm 57 years old now and I'm still in love with A Charlie Brown Christmas. As a little girl, my other sisters and brothers couldn't wait to see this wonderful television show during the Christmas holidays. And the music...unbelievably beautiful and heartwarming. This classic show will always be just that...CLASSIC!
To everyone here! I too grew up in the 60's! How I loved Charlie Brown Christmas. Sitting in front of our living room TV,watching on CBS. My beautiful Mom beside me...Rudolph was another yearly classic,oh the memories! How blessed are we to have grown up in a simpler time... beautiful TV,beautiful music! What a gift that lives on for decades&every Christmas! Thank you Charlie&Snoopy&the Peanuts gang. Thank you Charles Schulz. Thank you Vince Guaraldi&Lee Mendelsohn. From a child's wondrous eyes to adulthood,you are a part of our lives. Merry Christmas to all! Christmas Time is here!
I’m 68, I grew up with this music, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang. It wasn’t Christmas without the Charlie Brown Christmas Special on television every year. I ended up living down the street from the Charles Schultz Redwood Ice Arena in Santa Rosa California. We went to the annual Christmas Ice Show every Year which was spectacular. Mr Schultz loved to play ice hockey. The aren has a wonderful shop and gallery of Mr Schultz art work. Great memories from childhood.
For me it's imperfect singing of the children. The kids slightly cracking on the high notes. It sounds like children at a kindergarten Christmas concert at a school. I think that's why people really love it. Childhood innocence and nostalgia!
The choir members were highly trained vocalists, and it was difficult to get the sound you refer to. Lots of takes. Very disconcerting to the choir director as well. Thank you for your comment. Dave Willat-St. Paul's Choir
In 1966, our military family had just recently returned from three years overseas. At that time, broadcast television was the only game in town. We had four stations to choose from and like many only had a black and white tv. Fortunately, our neighbor had a color tv and had us over to watch Charlie Brown and the gang.
Any adaptation of this classic song- whether piano or Jazzed up, is one to listen to, during the Holiday season. I can’t listen to this and NOT think of the Peanuts children singing along to this. Merry Christmas, Peanuts and Schultz.
I have always said this… it ain’t Christmas until “ A Charlie Brown Christmas “ is on tv. I’ve loved it since the first time it came on tv. I am 68 years old now. You never get too old to see it again.
I’ve watched this every year for 56 years now…I can’t believe it. It is so wonderful to see this compilation video that tells me so much more of this iconic films history. Wow. Fantastic. I had no idea that the music was originally a jazz type song. I thought that it had to be a famous opus from Beethoven or Bach. Thanks for sharing this. America was such a young country in 1965 to me. I was so young. May 2022 be a great year for everyone.
A footnote to the story - this week "A Charlie Brown Christmas" album moves up to #8 on the Billboard 200 (US) album chart! It is the highest position the album has reached since it was released 56 years ago! Also, the song "Christmas Time Is Here" is more popular this year as well. It is #42 on today's US Spotify streaming chart! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄⛄
Surprisingly, this beautiful piece hit me like a ton of bricks. Thanks for sharing the story of this classic. This is reporting at its finest. Bringing in the original singers at the end...I'm not crying, there's just something in my eye. By the way, these men deserve royalties!
Thank You for reporting on a alk time classic song and cartoon Love Charlie Brown Christmas Despite the 3 main tv networks not broadcasting it anymore for future generation I bought the DVD and play it every year for my kids and grandkids Yes Those 3 gentlemen your song will firever be cherished
I had to get the video about 7 or 8 years ago sooo I would know where my next meal was coming from lol lol. But, PBS will do it this years, I know I know it just not the same!!!
I was born in 1965 and have watched this every year since! It’s a Christmas classic. A wonderful childhood memory that has stood the test of time!Thank you for sharing the story behind it! Such great talent and collaboration to bring it to fruition-What an honor to be part of that! Thanks to all involved - Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
This has always been one of my favorite Christmas specials! Charlie Brown asking in frustration if anyone can tell him what Christmas is all about? Linus with his blanket and “lights please” and telling the Christmas story as written in the Gospel of Luke makes me tear up every time! I may be 60 something, but I still watch it on TV every year, have the CD of the music, and also a DVD of the Charlie Brown Christmas…..I have been known to play Christmas music all. year. long. cuz it is just so comforting….and at my age, one tries to do things to keep stress levels and blood pressure down!!
There is something incredibly special about this song. It taps into a deep place of warmth and nostalgia for me, where I’m still a child experiencing the wonder and magic of Christmas.
For its time, just about everything about A Charlie Brown Christmas is perfect. “Christmastime Is Here” seems simple on the one hand, but that blend of innocence and sophistication, the melancholic and the hopeful hits all the feels. Very satisfying, and I’m glad to know the backstory now 🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🏽
This CD sound track is a masterpiece, it first was on CD in 1988, I have the 2012 copy at a Target 2 years ago. It's by concord music group. Inc. thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas ☃️🎄
The Charlie Brown Christmas was my first exposure to jazz. Vince Guaraldi has forever been my favorite jazz artist. That this music is still going strong after 60 years makes it a classic.
I nvr knew Vince died at 47. I’m 47! 😱 I listen to this “Christmas” CD anytime of the year. I call it my “Audible Xanax”. It’s true. I can be in some crappy traffic and put this on. Calms me down real quick! Thanks for your work Vince. 5:10 He is right. Thank God we have Linus to remind us what Christmas is all about. ❤️🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻❄️☃️
I'm 57 and my wife teases me over a Snoopy watch I wear on occasion. I remind her that I was born in 1964. If someone should be wearing this watch, it's me.
When a Charlie Brown Christmas came out I was 4 and satisfied reading maybe 5 words. The limited vocabulary frustrated my teacher grandmother. After a Charlie Brown Christmas I spent weeks and weeks with her learning to read Charlie Brown books, other children books and my Dad's old Pogo books before graduating to science books, then reading the entire Encyclopedia Britanica by age 7. So Charlie Brown gave me a valuable gift. He ignited a passion to read and discover. Still every Christmas, it's 1965, in the warm parlor on the floor, the white plastic village under the tree, the red, orange, blue, green glow of the hot ancient Mazda tree lights to my right with the cold wind and giant icicles just beyond the window, while Lucy wants real-estate, Linus shows amazing skill with a blanket, Charlie Brown endures / perseveres being called a block head and I hear Hark the Herald Angles for the first time.
Not every Xmas is complete to me without the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack! I was watching the show on Sunday on PBS. I enjoy it much more than it was on ABC.
Love this song and all the iconic Charlie Brown music. The 40th anniversary album has all my favorites, including Patti Austin’s version of this song. Beautiful.
I,grew up with this classic as a child. As a adult I still watch the peanuts perform this classic song and watch the video. It was a pleasure too see,the behind the scenes of making this!!. As an adult watching this,I feel like a child all over again it is very heartfelt humbling experience to see that this is still around after many decades and it still touches the heart's of children young and old❤️.
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One of the best Christmas soundtracks of all time!
Yes!!
Absolutely!
Yessiree!
Yup and the powers that be hated it. Glad no one listened to tyem
The best ever!
You can’t help but smile whenever you hear this song.
Can I get an Amen :)!!!
It does nothing to me I hate Christmas.
@@jessefinch4071 Grinch troll!
I was 10 yo when I watched this show in 1965 and I have watched every year since then. Christmas is not Christmas without this wonderful show and amazing music.
This makes me cry. I think about how this is my first Christmas without my loving grandparents. I miss them very much. Wishing you all a merry Christmas out there.
Merry Christmas, Sweetie. The first is the hardest, but I still hope you find pleasure in the old and new memories of the holiday.
Wait until your parents are dead, and then you’ll feel all alone
Sending hugs. The firsts are always hard. I hope you and your loved ones have a Merry Christmas.
My apologies for saying at least for me it hasn’t gotten easier. This song is a trigger for me that I can’t help but to listen to. Sad but happy tears from wonderful memories. Merry Christmas
I'm 64 years old and still watch this classic every year!
Guaraldi’s recordings, Charlie Brown soundtrack or otherwise, have an unmistakable vibe that have never been duplicated. Beauty everywhere, indeed.
I agree wholeheartedly. Vince Guaraldi was an amazing musician.
~Also agree wholeheartedly. Within the past 10 years I heard a statistic that only 3% of the (U.S.) public listens to Jazz. This needs to be rectified.:) As not only is there such a variety of Jazz styles (including every performance being unique), there would be more Jazz artists and recordings if people were encouraged to recognize its vast and rich qualities. Vince Guaraldi proves this still!! If anyone knows of Guaraldi-inspired pianists or similar sounds, please post them here. He is treasured!
@@peaceshepherding529 I’ve read it as low as 2%. But, honestly, that feels about right. Jazz is not for the masses. It is art music. Few people have a Picasso or a Matisse hanging in their living room. Few people can do calculus or even algebra in their heads. Few people know even a little bit about how their own body works. And few people appreciate jazz or classical music. If jazz were to try to appeal to the masses, it would have to make too many compromises. This is how you get Kenny G. No, thank you.
@@terrydrums I don’t agree, respectfully. Socrates proved an uneducated, enslaved boy had innate abilities to solve geometric equations -thus, implied, most everyone has capacities to make connections and appreciate qualities of life, though many may not recognize these truths, even in ourselves. I believe exposure is essential to learning and appreciation. Further, any gateway has potential, including Kenny Gee. :) I also believe people who love Vince Guaraldi’s Chas. Brown soundtrack often haven’t recognized they’re loving Jazz, nor explored it further. Let’s encourage connections and the vitality of diversity!
@@peaceshepherding529 very good point! You have a great way with words, you seem to have quite a creative mind.
Back when time was endless, seemingly innocent, and Christmas had a sense of magic. The world did not intrude on an 8 year old kid. Everyone was still alive and healthy. All this and more is triggered when I hear this song. Just the sheer bliss of watching Snoopy skating and having a grand time is heart warming.
This song isn't just a classic. It's iconic. It's a precious part of the childhood of virtually everyone who's grown up in America in the last fifty years! It certainly holds a special place in my heart. :-)
Can I get a Amen!!! and Cheers to you man!!!!!!:)!!
It's an iconic piece of Americana that young and old can relate to
Growing up in the 70's, this was must see tv 📺. A major event in my household and my friends too.
This story made my day. My beloved dad used to take me, in a stroller, to see Vince Guaraldi in Sausalito, CA, when I was a baby. He passed away, age 85, just a few months ago. I'm going to share this story with my mom, in the hopes it will bring a bit of cheer to her this holiday season. Thank you, CBS!
I am 60 years old, so watching this at age 4-5 was such perfect timing for leaving a lifelong impression on my memories of Christmas. The generation that experienced this tv program, as well as Rudolph by Rankin Bass, at the peak of their believing years, was really fortunate. These programs were and are such treasures. 🔔🎄❄️
Thank you for your comment. I am 62, and feel that we were so blessed to have those shows on television and that those tv execs were persuaded to put them on their network. I bet you loved the CBS live Krafts musical of "Cinderella" also.
I'm the same age too. We had all the original broadcasts of the classic animated Christmas specials as children. This one, Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch. Come to think of it Sesame Street and Mr. Rodgers premiered in that same four or five year time span. It was the golden era of children's programming.
I was 6 when this premiered. Left a deep, life-long impression. It's just not Christmas if I miss watching it (and I've rarely missed it, all these years). For many years, would decorate the living room during A Charlie Brown Christmas, or play the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album while doing so. Still to this day brings tears to my eyes at the end when I hear "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!," as the chorus breaks into "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." An annual emotional joy!
Same age here...what a great time for us to be kids back in the 1960s...
@@patriciamorgan6545 The voices that yelled Merry Christmas Charlie Brown were the same "kids" that were on the CBS Sunday Morning show.
I love the song "Christmas Time is Here". The legacy of these musicians created will last forever.
I was 8 yrs old in 1965 when I first saw " A Charlie Brown Christmas", hearing " Christmas Time Is Here" always reminds me of how the season should really be, love, happiness, hope and peace, truly a classic, thank you Charles Schultz, Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson for this wonderful, timeless cartoon, Merry Christmas to everyone 🎅🎄❄️☃️👋
I was too
Me too Susan! I was 7 years old. It always takes us back.
A little older at 12, but it still had a wonderful, lasting effect on me. Gotta have a fix every year.
@@spikespa5208 Hi there, we gotta have our A Charlie Brown Christmas fix every year, no matter how old we are, this sweet little cartoon makes the holiday season fun 😊
My late husband Tim *loved* A Charlie Brown Christmas and I always think of him when I hear "Christmas Time is Here." I think he appreciated it's melancholic quality.
The whole album is my favorite Christmas cd. Never gets old or annoying, just peaceful and wonderful. 💜
I keep a copy of the cd in my call all year. The first note always brings a tear to my eyes.
@@leahrobinson4783 Same here! 🙂
I started listening to it right after Halloween this year.
Oh, the CLASSICS never do.
What a wonderful song and a wonderful TV problem for children and adults I grew up with it I am 63 years old and I still watch it every year
Anticipation...no streaming...Dr. Dentins pajamas, blankets on the floor, shag carpeting, hot chocolate, not a care in the world waiting for A Charlie Brown Christmas to come on the TV. Being a kid in the 70s was just amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything and I feel sorry for kids growing up in our hyper-technological world.
Thank you for reminding how I felt a-like many others as a child of the early 70's. Cheers to you!!!!
I bought the charlie Brown Christmas, video, and although I enjoy watching it, its not the same without the old commercials from 1968, 69 and 70.
your tooooooooooooooooooooooo hardcore!!
@@guerralg63 yes. I agree with you! The sad thing is, the technology required to authentic simulate that experience is pretty far off lol just gotta meditate on those memories😎😊
@@guerralg63 I remember the Dolly Madison commercials from all the Charlie Brown specials. Great childhood memories!
I think that was a tear that just welled up in my eye.
I was 4 and a half when the first Charlie Brown special was shown on TV and I remember immediately becoming infatuated with the dog in the show. My sister, soon after, decided to take me to a pet store in town, without our parents' knowledge or permission, to buy a dog. There, in the window, I saw the cutest black and white fox terrier puppy, and begged my sister to get us that one. She did and the rest is history. Snoopy Zelda Godzilla Rosenthal became an integral part of our family until her death, 16 years later. She was a great friend and we, "all", loved her, alot. Thank G-d for understanding parents.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!
It's great how you squeezed Godzilla in there.
Wonderful sister and parents. Our pup is 15 so I understand the bond. Your comment brought me much joy this morning. Thank you.
Awww. I was 5. Sweet story
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@marvinrosenthal. Merry Christmas Marvin. May everyone know the true meaning of Christmas which the birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dominus Vobiscum 🙏♥️
How wonderful that CBS was able to track down the choirboys. It made me cry.
Best featured piece.
The three chorus members still sound beautiful!!
I'm of the generation where the holiday cartoons/shows were shown one time and one time only during the season; if you missed it, you had to wait until next year's showing. They were truly an event and made the holidays more special to me. When this came on TV, you knew Christmas time was truly here! Happy New Year to all🥳
In my honest opinion.
Vince guaraldi should be considered as one of the best jazz musicians of our lifetime.
Second that !!!!!
Okay, I have chill bumps now after seeing this story. It's such a part of what I am in so many ways. I'm a consumit Charlie Brown fan and I love hearing the background story of what made it great.
Me too! I love Charlie Brown!!!! My nieces and nephews call me up when there is a Peanuts special on TV. ❤️
Now that is a Holiday Classic from 1965.
What a great piece for the masses during this vulnerable time in the world. The story is priceless. Thanks so much!
Vince Guaraldi always wanted to compose a classic/standard. He got his wish. He wrote three.
I absolutely adore Bill the Cat -- a vision of the lovable absurdity in life.
I have a poster of Bill sitting on the cat box, reading the newspaper.
I think the song Cast Your Fate to the Wind is tied with this song.
@@guerralg63 Yes, you are correct. "Cast" came before "Christmas Time..." By almost 2 years.
"Oh, that we
could always see
such spirit through the year."
I was born in 1964 definitely grew up with this, one of my favorites! I remember having to wait for Christmas just to watch
No cable
No VCR
No internet
LOVE the fact that the network hated every single thing about it and the public adored it from its debut! Thank-you for sharing this great story.
Just shows you how much the big wigs know.
Further evidence about what they say about the Hollywood-New York media establishment: "No one knows anything" (i.e., no one can predict what will be successful, especially based on conventional marketing measures & prediction models).
THE BEST CHRISTMAS C.D.!!!!!
This music to A Charlie Brown Christmas is the soundtrack of my childhood Christmases. It was my favorite by far of all the Christmas TV specials and I loved the music the most. I was a kid and didn't even know what jazz was, but I knew I loved the music.
Hearing the original singers made me cry!!!!!!!!
Me too. CBS Sunday Morning knocked it out of the park with this story.
Best featured piece.
I sometimes play the soundtrack in July. Perfect!
How many kids got turned on to Jazz from Vince Guaraldi’s Music? I’m one❤️
"Cast Your Fate To The Wind" was my original hook into Guaraldi's music. He and Brubeck led me to jazz via Duke Ellington. Such wonderful music. Thank you for this story. I have often wondered about the back story of the score.
Peace of Earth Goodwill toward men . What a great segment about one of the greatest pieces of television art ever made . Merry Christmas everyone
Oh man, I'm crying. Just crying 😢
My absolute favorite! And it was so wonderful to see some of the boys/men who sang the song. Nice touch.
I'm 57 years old now and I'm still in love with A Charlie Brown Christmas. As a little girl, my other sisters and brothers couldn't wait to see this wonderful television show during the Christmas holidays. And the music...unbelievably beautiful and heartwarming. This classic show will always be just that...CLASSIC!
To everyone here! I too grew up in the 60's! How I loved Charlie Brown Christmas. Sitting in front of our living room TV,watching on CBS. My beautiful Mom beside me...Rudolph was another yearly classic,oh the memories! How blessed are we to have grown up in a simpler time... beautiful TV,beautiful music! What a gift that lives on for decades&every Christmas! Thank you Charlie&Snoopy&the Peanuts gang. Thank you Charles Schulz. Thank you Vince Guaraldi&Lee Mendelsohn. From a child's wondrous eyes to adulthood,you are a part of our lives.
Merry Christmas to all! Christmas Time is here!
Everyone involved with this song take a bow 👍🏼
I’m 68, I grew up with this music, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang. It wasn’t Christmas without the Charlie Brown Christmas Special on television every year. I ended up living down the street from the Charles Schultz Redwood Ice Arena in Santa Rosa California. We went to the annual Christmas Ice Show every Year which was spectacular. Mr Schultz loved to play ice hockey. The aren has a wonderful shop and gallery of Mr Schultz art work. Great memories from childhood.
It's not even a song really, it's an entire mood encompassing all parts of your being
This made me so teary eyed. It does take me back to that innocent time before the internet.
I am older than that. I am a child again watching Charlie Brown Christmas.
For me it's imperfect singing of the children. The kids slightly cracking on the high notes. It sounds like children at a kindergarten Christmas concert at a school. I think that's why people really love it. Childhood innocence and nostalgia!
The choir members were highly trained vocalists, and it was difficult to get the sound you refer to. Lots of takes. Very disconcerting to the choir director as well. Thank you for your comment.
Dave Willat-St. Paul's Choir
It’s my 11 yr old’s grandson’s favorite Christmas song. Btw he can sing it pretty good too😌
In 1966, our military family had just recently returned from three years overseas. At that time, broadcast television was the only game in town. We had four stations to choose from and like many only had a black and white tv. Fortunately, our neighbor had a color tv and had us over to watch Charlie Brown and the gang.
Any adaptation of this classic song- whether piano or Jazzed up, is one to listen to, during the Holiday season. I can’t listen to this and NOT think of the Peanuts children singing along to this. Merry Christmas, Peanuts and Schultz.
Well said and Cheers to you!
This is THE song. Period.
Just watched it on PBS. I'm 62 and I've been watching it since the beginning. Love it.
I have always said this… it ain’t Christmas until “ A Charlie Brown Christmas “ is on tv. I’ve loved it since the first time it came on tv. I am 68 years old now. You never get too old to see it again.
I’ve watched this every year for 56 years now…I can’t believe it. It is so wonderful to see this compilation video that tells me so much more of this iconic films history. Wow. Fantastic. I had no idea that the music was originally a jazz type song. I thought that it had to be a famous opus from Beethoven or Bach. Thanks for sharing this. America was such a young country in 1965 to me. I was so young. May 2022 be a great year for everyone.
A footnote to the story - this week "A Charlie Brown Christmas" album moves up to #8 on the Billboard 200 (US) album chart! It is the highest position the album has reached since it was released 56 years ago! Also, the song "Christmas Time Is Here" is more popular this year as well. It is #42 on today's US Spotify streaming chart! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄⛄
WOW! Wonder if the "CBS Sunday Morning" story helped that along??
@@DavidPogue It would show on next week's chart, which includes the period Dec 17-23. I have been hearing the music alot this year! ⛄🎄
@@DavidPogue It would have to be due to the piano playing in the CBS Sunday Morning story :) Merry Christmas David.
Childhood favorite of mine and my children ❤
Guaraldi just looked so friggin' cool back then.
Surprisingly, this beautiful piece hit me like a ton of bricks. Thanks for sharing the story of this classic. This is reporting at its finest. Bringing in the original singers at the end...I'm not crying, there's just something in my eye. By the way, these men deserve royalties!
Brings tears to my eyes every time. 😢
Thank You for reporting on a alk time classic song and cartoon
Love Charlie Brown Christmas
Despite the 3 main tv networks not broadcasting it anymore for future generation
I bought the DVD and play it every year for my kids and grandkids
Yes
Those 3 gentlemen your song will firever be cherished
I had to get the video about 7 or 8 years ago sooo I would know where my next meal was coming from lol lol. But, PBS will do it this years, I know I know it just not the same!!!
I tear up whenever I hear it.
I was born in 1965 and have watched this every year since! It’s a Christmas classic. A wonderful childhood memory that has stood the test of time!Thank you for sharing the story behind it! Such great talent and collaboration to bring it to fruition-What an honor to be part of that! Thanks to all involved - Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
This has always been one of my favorite Christmas specials! Charlie Brown asking in frustration if anyone can tell him what Christmas is all about? Linus with his blanket and “lights please” and telling the Christmas story as written in the Gospel of Luke makes me tear up every time! I may be 60 something, but I still watch it on TV every year, have the CD of the music, and also a DVD of the Charlie Brown Christmas…..I have been known to play Christmas music all. year. long. cuz it is just so comforting….and at my age, one tries to do things to keep stress levels and blood pressure down!!
One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. So elegant.
I am 57 this was every Xmas song when we were little!!!!!
When i hear Skating it brings tears to my eyes because The peanuts gang was my whole childhood and i was born in the 80s.
It brings me back to Grammer School back in the late 60's early 70's. I will always love the Peanuts gang. A big part of my life.
Thank you for that behind the scenes piece! What a blessing it is to have those voices, music and snoopy on skates ❤️🎄
It has gotten better with age!
Vince is a genius 🥰
This was cool.
Such an interesting and moving backstory to such a great piece of Christmas music. 🎄🎵
I love Peanuts and Charlie Brown and I can relate to this song
There is something incredibly special about this song. It taps into a deep place of warmth and nostalgia for me, where I’m still a child experiencing the wonder and magic of Christmas.
So touching to hear those boys sing as grown men today. Thank you kids, thank you Vince Guaraldi, RIP.
My absolute favorite. I have a set of the ceramic figures that were shown with Charles Schulz. They are priceless to me.
Love when these Sunday Morning videos pop up in my YT. For about 5 minutes I disconnect from all the craziness out there.
All my childhood memories of Christmastime rolled up in a song.
I can hear this song sung in a heavenly kingdom.
That is so classic. One of the best Christmas songs ever. You have to hear it at least once during the season, or you're missing out.
Memories of my teenage years back in Peru, translating Charlie Brown movies to my nieces and nephews 🥰🥰😣🥰🥰
For its time, just about everything about A Charlie Brown Christmas is perfect. “Christmastime Is Here” seems simple on the one hand, but that blend of innocence and sophistication, the melancholic and the hopeful hits all the feels. Very satisfying, and I’m glad to know the backstory now 🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🏽
This CD sound track is a masterpiece, it first was on CD in 1988, I have the 2012 copy at a Target 2 years ago. It's by concord music group. Inc. thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas ☃️🎄
Goose bumps from my scalp to my toes. Even my face is numb and tingling!
I’ve been listening to this since Thanksgiving. It makes me happy calm and smile 🌺
The Charlie Brown Christmas was my first exposure to jazz. Vince Guaraldi has forever been my favorite jazz artist. That this music is still going strong after 60 years makes it a classic.
The album is a masterpiece
A must every year! Sometimes 3 or 4, or more!!!🎄
I nvr knew Vince died at 47. I’m 47! 😱 I listen to this “Christmas” CD anytime of the year. I call it my “Audible Xanax”. It’s true. I can be in some crappy traffic and put this on. Calms me down real quick! Thanks for your work Vince. 5:10 He is right. Thank God we have Linus to remind us what Christmas is all about. ❤️🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻❄️☃️
My favorite Christmas album of all time. I love that my children love it too.
I've got the DVD, part of my Christmas tradition to get me into Christmas cheer.
Me too. I never get tired of watching it.
So do I, but I miss the commercials from 1968 through 70.
I'm 57 and my wife teases me over a Snoopy watch I wear on occasion. I remind her that I was born in 1964. If someone should be wearing this watch, it's me.
When a Charlie Brown Christmas came out I was 4 and satisfied reading maybe 5 words. The limited vocabulary frustrated my teacher grandmother. After a Charlie Brown Christmas I spent weeks and weeks with her learning to read Charlie Brown books, other children books and my Dad's old Pogo books before graduating to science books, then reading the entire Encyclopedia Britanica by age 7. So Charlie Brown gave me a valuable gift. He ignited a passion to read and discover. Still every Christmas, it's 1965, in the warm parlor on the floor, the white plastic village under the tree, the red, orange, blue, green glow of the hot ancient Mazda tree lights to my right with the cold wind and giant icicles just beyond the window, while Lucy wants real-estate, Linus shows amazing skill with a blanket, Charlie Brown endures / perseveres being called a block head and I hear Hark the Herald Angles for the first time.
Such a beautiful song
The guys sound great. They should go on tour.
Not every Xmas is complete to me without the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack! I was watching the show on Sunday on PBS. I enjoy it much more than it was on ABC.
Best story covered. Thanks!
Those guys singing took me back to when I was 12.
Love this song and all the iconic Charlie Brown music. The 40th anniversary album has all my favorites, including Patti Austin’s version of this song. Beautiful.
Love!! You have the most touching stories. Thank you
A Charlie Brown Christmas was released when I was 10, so the music of Vince Guaraldi is such a soundtrack to my childhood...ah, the sweet memories.
Listening to this brings happy tears to my eyes, sweet memories, I close my eyes and see Xmas past.
I,grew up with this classic as a child. As a adult I still watch the peanuts perform this classic song and watch the video. It was a pleasure too see,the behind the scenes of making this!!. As an adult watching this,I feel like a child all over again it is very heartfelt humbling experience to see that this is still around after many decades and it still touches the heart's of children young and old❤️.