A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 studio album by American composer/conductor Vince Guaraldi (later credited to the jazz group the Vince Guaraldi Trio).
 The album was released in December 1965 in the United States by Fantasy Records.
 It is the soundtrack to the CBS Christmas television special of the same name.
 Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson several years prior to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip "Peanuts" and its creator, Charles M. Schulz.
 Although the special went unaired, these selections were released in 1964 as "Jazz Impressions of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"".
 Coca-Cola commissioned a Christmas special based on "Peanuts" in 1965 and Guaraldi returned to score the special.
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976), born Vincent Anthony Dellaglio, was an American jazz pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements and for composing music for animated television adaptations of the "Peanuts" comic strip, as well as his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's late 50s ensemble and his own solo career which included the radio hit "Cast Your Fate to the Wind".
"Christmas Time Is Here" is a popular Christmas song written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas", one of the first animated Christmas specials produced for network TV in the United States.
 Because the song became a hit, two versions were included on the album "A Charlie Brown Christmas": an instrumental version by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and a vocal version by children from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California.
Oh, Good Grief is an album by Vince Guaraldi released by Warner Bros., in 1968.
 This album displays a re-interpretation of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" classics as Guaraldi experimented with electric keyboard and electric harpsichord in preparation of the release of his next album, The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi.
 The performers on this recording were pianist Vince Guaraldi, guitarist Eddie Duran, drummer Carl Burnett, and bassist Stanley Gilbert.
 The electric harpsichord may be harsh to some listeners unaccustomed to it, but this album shows lively new versions of the classic tunes of Peanuts.
"Linus and Lucy" is a popular jazz piano composition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the "Peanuts" animated television specials. Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was released in 1964 on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album "Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown". "
A Charlie Brown Christmas" introduced the song to a television audience of millions of children beginning in 1965.
 Since that special, the piece has introduced most of the "Peanuts" TV cartoons, with the exceptions of the specials and other TV programs produced between 1979 and 1992.
 It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Vince Guaraldi, and has gained status as the "de facto" theme song of the "Peanuts" franchise.
Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1963 through Fantasy Records.
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing is an album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and released in 1957 by Fantasy, Inc. records.
 This album exhibits the trio's growth from the safer jazz style played in their self-titled album "Vince Guaraldi Trio".
 The members of this trio were pianist Vince Guaraldi, guitarist Eddie Duran and bassist Dean Reilly.
 Guaraldi began exploring his personal style on the piano with these tracks before truly becoming recognized as a great jazz pianist in his following album "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus" (1962).
Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi is the tenth album of pianist George Winston, released in 1996.
 It features covers of songs composed by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, including some written for the Peanuts animations.
 It was reissued on Dancing Cat Records in 2008.
 The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 19, 1996.
Ronald Patrick Escheté (August 19, 1948) is an American seven-string jazz guitarist.
 He is the first person to record a cover version of "Christmas Time Is Here", which Vince Guaraldi wrote for the Charlie Brown television program.
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz instrumental selection whose music was composed, and which was originally recorded, by Vince Guaraldi; later, lyrics for it were written by Carel Werber.
 It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963.
 It was included on the album "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus," which the Vince Guaraldi Trio released on the Fantasy Records label on April 18, 1962.
 On at least some copies of the album, the title on the label contained a printing error; it read "Cast Your Faith To The Wind," an unintentionally comic twist to the sentiment of the song.

Question: Jazz guitarist Ron Escheté played a version of "Christmas Time Is Here" - a composition by Vince Guaraldi for the animation of which famous cartoon strip?
Answer: Peanuts