Definitive, bonus-filled edition of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ out Oct. 14, 2022 on Craft Recordings

Fans of the timeless animated classic 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' and the wonderful music of composer-pianist Vince Guaraldi only have to wait two short months to get this wonderful reissue!...Robert Kinsler

CRAFT RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE, SUPER DELUXE EDITION OF

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

FEATURING HOURS OF NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD RECORDINGS FROM THE VINCE GUARALDI TRIO

 

Recently certified 5x platinum by the RIAA, the newly mixed holiday classic will be available in a variety of special editions, while the original mix gets an annual refresh of colorful vinyl exclusives

 

Super Deluxe (4-CD/1-Blu-ray audio box set or 80-track digital collection) and Deluxe Editions (2-LP or CD)

due out October 14^th, available to pre-order today

 

Gold Foil Edition (collectible colored vinyl) due out September 16^th

 

First single “Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)” out now

Product shot of Deluxe, Super Deluxe and Gold Foil Edition of 'A Charlie Brown
Christmas' reissue coming on Oct. 14, 2022.

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Tracklist - Super Deluxe Edition (4-CD/1-Blu-ray audio box set and digital release):   Disc 1 – A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Stereo Mix) 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus And Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) 6. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) 7. Skating 8. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 9. Christmas Is Coming 10. Für Elise 11. The Christmas Song   A Charlie Brown Christmas (Original Stereo Mix) 12-22 Same Track List As Above   Disc 2 – The Recording Sessions (September 17, 1965) 1. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 1) 2. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 2) 3. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 3) 4. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Takes 4–5) 5. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 6) 6. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 7) 7. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) (#2, Takes 1–2) 8. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) (#2, Take 3) 9. Skating (Unnumbered) 10. Skating (#3, Takes 1–2) 11. Skating (#3, Take 3) 12. Skating (#3, Takes 4–6) 13. Skating (#3, Take 7) 14. Linus And Lucy (#4, Take 1) 15. Christmas Is Coming (#5, Take 1) 16. Christmas Is Coming (#5, Take 2) 17. Christmas Is Coming (#5, Take 3) 18. Christmas Is Coming (#5, Take 4) 19. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) (#6, Take 1) 20. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) (#6, Take 2)   Disc 3 – The Recording Sessions (September 21-22, 1965/Recording Date Unknown) 1. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 1) 2. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 2) 3. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 3) 4. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Takes 4–6) 5. Christmas Is Coming (#1, Take 7) 6. O Tannenbaum (#2, Take 1) 7. O Tannenbaum (#2, Take 2) 8. O Tannenbaum (#2, Takes 3–4) 9. O Tannenbaum (#2, Take 5) 10. Jingle Bells (#3, Takes 1–4) 11. Goin’ Out Of My Head (Unnumbered) 12. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) (#6, Take 3) 13. Skating (#7, Take 1) 14. Skating (#7, Take 2) 15. Für Elise (Takes 1–2) 16. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Take 1) 17. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Takes 2–3) 18. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Take 4) 19. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Take 5) 20. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (Rehearsal) 21. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Take 6) 22. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (#1, Take 7)   Disc 4 – The Recording Sessions (October 28, 1965) 1. Greensleeves (Take 1) 2. Greensleeves (Takes 2–4) 3. Greensleeves (Take 5) 4. Greensleeves (Take 6) 5. Greensleeves (Take 7) 6. Greensleeves (Take 8) 7. Greensleeves (Takes 9–10) 8. Greensleeves (Take 11) 9. Greensleeves (Take 12) 10. The Christmas Song (Take 1) 11. The Christmas Song (Takes 2–3) 12. The Christmas Song (Takes 4–7) 13. The Christmas Song (Take 8) 14. The Christmas Song (Take 9) 15. The Christmas Song (Take 10) 16. The Christmas Song (Take 11)   Disc 5 – Blu-Ray Audio* 1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Stereo Mix) (Hi-Resolution Audio) 2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Dolby Atmos Mix)   * not available in the digital edition   Tracklist - Deluxe Edition (CD): 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) 6. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) 7. Skating 8. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 9. Christmas Is Coming 10. Für Elise 11. The Christmas Song 12. O Tannenbaum (Take 2/Recorded September 21, 1965) 13. O Tannenbaum (Take 3/Recorded September 21, 1965) 14. Greensleeves (Take 6/Recorded October 28, 1965) 15. Linus And Lucy (Take 1/Recorded September 17, 1965) 16. Christmas Time Is Here (Take 1/Recorded September 17, 1965) 17. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (Rehearsal/Recording Date Unknown) 18. Christmas Time Is Here (Take 4/Recording Date Unknown) 19. Skating (Take 1/Recorded September 22, 1965) 20. Jingle Bells (Takes 1–4/Recorded September 21, 1965) 21. Christmas Is Coming (Take 3/Recorded September 17, 1965) 22. Christmas Is Coming (Take 3/Recorded September 21, 1965) 23. Für Elise (Takes 1–2/Recording Date Unknown) 24. The Christmas Song (Take 8/Recorded October 28, 1965)   Tracklist - Deluxe Edition (2-LP): Side 1 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)   Side 2 1. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song   Side 3 1. O Tannenbaum (Take 2/Recorded September 21, 1965) 2. O Tannenbaum (Take 3/Recorded September 21, 1965) 3. Greensleeves (Take 6/Recorded October 28, 1965) 4. Linus And Lucy (Take 1/Recorded September 17, 1965) 5. Christmas Time Is Here (Take 1/Recorded September 17, 1965) 6. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (Rehearsal/Recording Date Unknown) 7. Christmas Time Is Here (Take 4/Recording Date Unknown)   Side 4 1. Skating (Take 1/Recorded September 22, 1965) 2. Jingle Bells (Takes 1–4/Recorded September 21, 1965) 3. Christmas Is Coming (Take 3/Recorded September 17, 1965) 4. Christmas Is Coming (Take 3/Recorded September 21, 1965) 5. Für Elise (Takes 1–2/Recording Date Unknown) 6. The Christmas Song (Take 8/Recorded October 28, 1965)   Tracklist – Gold Foil Edition (LP): Side 1 1. O Tannenbaum 2. What Child Is This 3. My Little Drum 4. Linus & Lucy 5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)   Side 2 1. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal) 2. Skating 3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 4. Christmas Is Coming 5. Für Elise 6. The Christmas Song     About Peanuts: The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. 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