A Charlie Brown Christmas (super deluxe edition)

~ Release by Vince Guaraldi (see all versions of this release, 43 available)

Annotation

Matrix / Runout (CD 1): CR00442-CD1 [GZ logo] 288464
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): CR00442-CD2 [GZ logo] 288465
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): CR00442-CD3 [GZ logo] 288466
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): CR00442-CD4 [GZ logo] 288467
Matrix / Runout (Blu-ray): CR00442 S 21
Mastering SID Code (CDs): LBR DF01
Mastering SID Code (Blu-ray): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (CDs 1, 3, 4): DFM03
Mould SID Code (CD 2): DFM05
Mould SID Code (Blu-ray): IFPI 079A

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-02 16:29 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: 2022 Stereo Mix / Original Stereo Mix
#TitleRatingLength
1O Tannenbaum (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (Vince Guaraldi adaptation)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
5:10
2What Child Is This (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1965-10-28)
recording of:
What Child Is This (Vince Guaraldi adaptation)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
2:24
3My Little Drum (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
My Little Drum
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
3:12
4Linus and Lucy (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1964-10-26)
recording of:
Linus and Lucy
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
3:06
5Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / 2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
instrumental recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:06
6Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / 2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:46
7Skating (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Skating
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) and Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
2:26
8Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Vince Guaraldi arr.)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
1:55
9Christmas Is Coming (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Christmas Is Coming
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
3:25
10Für Elise (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
1:05
11The Christmas Song (2022 stereo mix)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1965-10-28)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:21
12O Tannenbaum (original stereo mix)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (Vince Guaraldi adaptation) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
5:09
13What Child Is This (original stereo mix)
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1965-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Colin Bailey (drummer) (on 1965-10-28)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (on 1965-10-28)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1965-10-28)
recording of:
What Child Is This (Vince Guaraldi adaptation) (on 1965-10-28)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
2:25
14My Little Drum (original stereo mix)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
My Little Drum (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
arrangement of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
3:12
15Linus and Lucy (original stereo mix)
producer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) and Nick Phillips (US jazz trumpeter/composer/producer)
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1964-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Colin Bailey (drummer) (on 1964-10-26)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (on 1964-10-26)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1964-10-26)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 47)
recording of:
Linus and Lucy (on 1964-10-26)
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
43:06
16Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental / original stereo mix)
producer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) and Nick Phillips (US jazz trumpeter/composer/producer)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
instrumental recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:06
17Christmas Time Is Here (vocal / original stereo mix)
producer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 36), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 37) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 38)
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
32:46
18Skating (original stereo mix)
producer:
Nick Phillips (US jazz trumpeter/composer/producer)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Skating (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) and Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
2:26
19Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (original stereo mix)
organ:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Vince Guaraldi arr.) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
arranger:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
1:54
20Christmas Is Coming (original stereo mix)
producer:
Nick Phillips (US jazz trumpeter/composer/producer)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Christmas Is Coming (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
3:27
21Für Elise (original stereo mix)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
1:05
22The Christmas Song (original stereo mix)
double bass [bass]:
Monty Budwig (on 1965-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Colin Bailey (drummer) (on 1965-10-28)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (on 1965-10-28)
recorded at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (on 1965-10-28)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1965-10-28)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:18
2▶CD: The Recording Sessions (September 17, 1965)
3▶CD: The Recording Sessions (September 21-22, 1965 / Unknown Session Date)
4▶CD: The Recording Sessions (October 28, 1965)
5▶Blu-ray: 2022 Stereo Mix / Dolby Atmos Mix

Credits

Release

mixer and mastering:Paul Blakemore
manufactured by:GZ Media (2014 onwards)
distributed by:Concord (US distributor)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
pressed by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
manufactured for:Concord (US distributor)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/25391707 [info]