Producer Lee Mendelson talks about the creative partnership between the musician and the 'Peanuts' world.

The Peanuts characters dance to Vince Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy," a fan favorite, in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas." ... mostly instrumental jazz trio of piano, bass and drum.

Guaraldi’s jazz improvisations on “Linus and Lucy” are blocky and just barely acceptable. It is doubtful that the casual fan waits for those solo sections. The meat is the main tune.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording of the CBS Television Special," surprisingly cool jazz by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Where: Music stores or online. Price: About $15.

You’ve likely watched the 1965 classic animated television special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends. If ...

Schulz agreed to outline a story, and Guaraldi came aboard, too, recycling "Linus and Lucy" from the documentary. Animation is time-consuming, so the team had a tight deadline to make it onto ...

Schulz agreed to outline a story, and Guaraldi came aboard, too, recycling “Linus and Lucy” from the documentary. Animation is time-consuming, so the team had a tight deadline to make it onto ...

Schulz agreed to outline a story, and Guaraldi came aboard, too, recycling “Linus and Lucy” from the documentary. Animation is time-consuming, so the team had a tight deadline to make it onto ...

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.

Vince Guaraldi’s ‘Charlie Brown ... Fifty-eight of the 80 tracks on the multi-disc set are Guaraldi’s trio working ... (the bossa-nova number to which Linus, Lucy and Snoopy dance ...

Vince Guaraldi's iconic soundtrack for 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' is now available for the first time in 50 years. Get ready to enjoy the beloved music from this classic holiday special.