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"Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. It serves as the main theme tune for the many Peanuts animated specials and is named for the two fictional siblings, Linus and Lucy Van Pelt .
"Little Known Facts" is a musical number in the Broadway musical comedy, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.The music and lyrics were written by Clark Gesner in 1966. [1] The song was in the original Off-Broadway production of the show in 1967 and was also in the revival production in 1999, where it contained an extra stanza by Andrew Lippa.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American animated Halloween television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.The third Peanuts special, and the second holiday-themed special, to be created, it was written by Schulz along with director/animator Bill Melendez and producer Lee Mendelson.
Recycling "Linus and Lucy" from the earlier special, Guaraldi completed two new originals for the special, "Skating", and "Christmas Time Is Here". [28] In the weeks preceding the premiere, Mendelson encountered trouble finding a lyricist for Guaraldi's instrumental intro, and penned "Christmas Time is Here" in "about 15 minutes" on the back of ...
Additional tracks, such as "Clark and Guaraldi", a brief jam session between Guaraldi and Clark, highlight the collaborative dynamic of the recording sessions. Bonus mixes of "Peppermint Patty" and "Linus and Lucy" further demonstrate Guaraldi’s experimental approach during this period. [1]
Guaraldi enthusiastically refused, saying "I’ve got to play this for someone right now or I’ll explode!" He then began playing the yet-untitled "Linus and Lucy" for Mendelson, who agreed the song was perfect for Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters. [24] Reflecting on the song in 2008, Mendelson said, "it just blew me away.
Peanuts Portraits is the fifth compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi released by Fantasy/Concord Records on April 20, 2010. The album contains a mix of previously released material plus alternate and extended versions of songs featured in prime-time animated television specials based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.
Lucy tries various attempts to make Linus let go of his blanket, such as locking it in the closet for the day, turning it into a kite and letting go of the string, causing it to fly away and get lost before it is eventually found, and burying it outside, but all the attempts fail, and Linus is still obsessed with it.