Charlie Brown Christmas: The Story Behind the Classic
By Michael Azerrad, eMusic Contributor
When you're a kid, you don't have much of a frame of reference - whatever happens, you just think, well, this must be the way the world is. So I didn't give too much thought to the fact that jazz as exquisitely tasteful as Vince Guaraldi's adorned the great Peanuts specials of the '60s. Maybe it's because Guaraldi's contemplative, even autumnal tunes tapped straight into Charlie Brown's downbeat mien. That might seem odd in music… more »