”A Charlie Brown Christmas” with Derrick Bang

<p>Vince Guaraldi scholar Derrick Bang wrote the liner notes for the 2022 Super Deluxe edition of the soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas, and this week he talks about the 1965 cartoon, Guaraldi, and the soundtrack album sessions included in the digital and CD packages. </p> <p>The digital version is out now and up on streaming platforms, and it includes the original 1965 mix, a new mix, and all of the sessions that have been found so far. The CD version also includes a Blu-Ray disc with the animated special, and it's due out December 2. The two-record vinyl version includes the album's original mix and a record with highlights from the sessions. </p> <p>I've talked about Guaraldi and A Charlie Brown Christmas on 12 Songs with <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steven-drozd-of-the-flaming-lips/id1438451268?i=1000499266711'>Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips</a>, <a href='https://twelvesongsofchristmas.podbean.com/e/kristin-chenoweth-ronnie-milsap-and-paul-gilbert/'>Kristin Chenoweth</a>, <a href='https://www.twelvesongsofchristmas.com/content/george-winston'>George Winston</a>, and <a href='https://twelvesongsofchristmas.podbean.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-ornaments-and-joel-dinerstein/'>The Ornaments</a>, and I wrote about Guaraldi's impact last year for <a href='https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_2a998c5a-564d-11ec-9124-cb3109f77d48.html'>The New Orleans Advocate</a>. </p> <p>If you want to read more by Bang, you find his film writing at his <a href='http://derrickbang.blogspot.com'>Blogspot</a>. </p>