Vince Guaraldi and his band took something that was good and made it into something incredible, and that's why it's the only Christmas album I own or will ever voluntarily put on.

Vince Guaraldi Trio's Jazz PEANUTS Soundtrack Gets Anniversary Reissue The collection features 11 never-before-heard outtakes, plus the original album, newly remastered from the original tapes.

(SOUNDBITE OF VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S "LINUS AND LUCY") WHITEHEAD: Now you know who I'm talking about. After December 9, 1965, Vince Guaraldi wasn't the "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" guy.

There were plenty of reasons Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack to 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' shouldn't have worked. Jazz music for an animated television special featuring the famous comic strip ...

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" became an indelible holiday tradition and so, too, has jazz musician Vince Guaraldi's composition, "Christmas Time is Here" for the animated TV special.

Bang has authored several books on Peanuts and is the film critic for The Enterprise. Back in 2012, Bang released a book entitled “Vince Guaraldi at the Piano.” 12 years later, a revised, updated ...

Yet it worked. Guaraldi’s cascading piano evokes both motion and lightly falling snow on “Skating.” The driving melody of “Linus and Lucy” is the eternal backdrop to a swinging party.

The original album has gotten a new stereo mix from the original tapes, plus many outtakes from Vince Guaraldi Trio's sessions for the ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas‘ score.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” became an indelible holiday tradition and so, too, has Vince Guaraldi’s music — perhaps even more so.

The discovery of many previously unknown tapes has made a deluxe edition possible for the 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' soundtrack.

Yet it worked. Guaraldi’s cascading piano evokes both motion and lightly falling snow on “Skating.” The driving melody of “Linus and Lucy” is the eternal backdrop to a swinging party.