| 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas | |
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| Released | October 4, 2005 |
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| Length | 43:45 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| Five Cents Please | Mediocre[3] |
40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas is a compilation album released in the U.S. by Peak Records in October 2005. The album is a tribute to the soundtrack album A Charlie Brown Christmas released by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) in December 1965.[4]
Reception
Rob Theakston of AllMusic noted that the original soundtrack recording has become "a cornerstone for jazz orientation and an essential holiday remedy for the run-of-the-mill-predictable contemporary favorites," adding that the musicians assembled for this tribute album represent a "veritable who's who of adult contemporary and jazz performers." Theakston added that the resulting music is "very warm sounding, heavily polished" and "well-played".[1]
Guaraldi historian Derrick Bang noted that the album is "quite nice", adding that David Benoit's rendition of "Christmas Is Coming" is a "punchy, swinging cover", while Dave Koz's version of "Linus and Lucy" is "equally lively".[3]
All About Jazz critic Woodrow Wilkins called the album a "jazz lover's delight".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Christmas Is Coming" | David Benoit | 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Just Like Me" | Vanessa Williams | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Linus and Lucy" | Dave Koz | 4:02 | |
| 4. | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Toni Braxton | 4:17 | |
| 5. | "My Little Drum" | Rick Braun | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "Skating" | Norman Brown | 4:01 | |
| 7. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (vocal) |
| Brian McKnight | 4:25 |
| 8. | "O Tannenbaum" | Ernst Anschütz | Gerald Albright | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Red Baron" | The Rippingtons | 4:10 | |
| 10. | "The Christmas Song" | Chaka Khan | 4:03 | |
| 11. | "Für Elise" | Ludwig van Beethoven | David Benoit | 1:07 |
| 12. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental) | Eric Marienthal | 3:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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| 13. | "Charlie Brown Theme" |
| Wayman Tisdale | |
| 14. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | LaToya London |
Session information
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
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"Christmas Is Coming"
"Just Like Me"
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
"Skating"
"Red Baron"
"Christmas Time Is Here" (reprise)
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Additional personnel
- Producer: David Benoit (Tracks 1–6, 8, 10–12)
- A&R coordinator: Valerie Ince
- Art direction: Abbey Anna
- Production coordinator: Yvonne Wish
- Design: Andrew Pham
- Engineer (second): Brian Vibberts, George Gumbs, Jeff Wakolbinger, Josh Blanchard
- Engineer (mix): Clark Germain (Tracks 1–8, 10–12)
- Engineer (tracking): Clark Germain (Tracks 1–8, 10–12)
- Executive producer: Andi Howard, Mark Wexler, Ron Moss
- Mixing: WonderWorld Studio, Los Angeles, California
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
References
- 1 2 Theakston, Rob. 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- 1 2 Wilkins, Woodrow (December 16, 2005). "40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- 1 2 Bang, Derrick. "A Charlie Brown Christmas Redux ... and redux and redux". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (December 29, 2020). "'Charlie Brown Christmas' Soundtrack Hits Billboard 200 Top 10 for the First Time". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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