![]() Christmas is coming but I’m not happy… I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating trees and all that, but…. As Charlie Brown says at the opening, “I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. The Vince Guaraldi music from A Charlie Brown Christmas is the music of innocence and holiday cheer, but it’s also the deep philosophical melancholy that so many people feel around the holidays. What makes the music featured on A Charlie Brown Christmas resonate with so many fans? Songs from the timeless TV classic have become a holiday staple for families around the world, and its lead composer, Vince Guaraldi, along with another BMI affiliate, Lee Mendelson, are responsible for composing and writing the standout track, “Christmas Time is Here.” In this feature, we spoke with Mendelson’s family-Jason, Sean, and Glenn of Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc., the music’s publisher-to discuss the unique ways the music speaks to us around the holidays, the enduring success of the soundtrack (it recently went 5X platinum!), and what’s next for recordings from the Peanuts gang and the Vince Guaraldi Trio. BMI is proud to celebrate the legendary music from the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. ![]()
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