“CHRISTMAS IS COMING” – 23 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

I once worked with a woman who lost my respect for everything she had to say about anything when she described the soundtrack of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” as “cheesy Christmas music.”

Vince Guaraldi’s music for that and all the Peanuts TV specials is amazing. But “A Charlie Brown Christmas” stands out. Not just for the songs he wrote like this one, but also his arrangements of such Christmas classics as “O Christmas Tree” and “What Child Is This?”

Isaiah J. Thompson is a young pianist who has been spotlighted by Jazz at Lincoln Center. Last year, he released an album of Guaraldi holiday songs, featuring this one among others. Hope you enjoy it.