Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), was a highly-respected American jazz pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements. He is probably most associated with the Peanuts animated classic music. His mainstream success catapulted beginning with an early Sixties album and the radio airplay of his arrangement for the likable tune, Cast Your Fate to the Wind. Television producer Lee Mendelson heard the song and hired Guaraldi to write the music for a planned Peanuts documentary entitled, A Boy Named Charlie Brown. For the 1965 Christmas special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the soundtrack album was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and contained the holiday standard, Christmas Time Is Here, along with Skating, and the Linus and Lucy theme. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving originally aired on the CBS network, November 20, 1973, receiving an Emmy Award the following year. It is the tenth prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The animated film is directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman and produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez.
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