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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.
In particular, the version of "Linus and Lucy" stands out due to the incorporation of the East Bay Sound, a funk-influenced style of drumming, brought to the session by Clark. Clark was known for his pioneering work in this style, which added a more rhythmic and modern feel to the track.
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.
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a Robert Burns poem. Burns was the national poet of Scotland and wrote the poem in 1788, but it wasn't published until 1799—three years after his death.
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 ...
The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a holiday classic, but its genesis goes back to Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis.It turns out, she helped this melancholy Christmas ...