🎄 Still reflecting on the magic of Christmas? Even after the wrapping paper's cleared and the lights are dimming, the TRUE meaning never fades!

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Happy #SantaSciFiSaturday! Just Christmas specials & records for me this week. #ACharlieBrownChristmas, random 80s specials that I remember from childhood, #Hawkeye, and I spun #MaryJBlige's Christmas record, #LeonRedbone, #MurderByDeath, Charlie Brown, and of course, Andrew Peterson's #BeholdTheLambOfGod. How about you? #nerdlyfe

O Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio

A jazz version of an old song from an album called A Charlie Brown Christmas may not seem a very promising concept but I like it, so there. The original lyrics of O Tannenbaum don’t refer to Christmas at all, incidentally, but it has become a Christmas standard. This version is by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and it was recorded 60 years ago in 1965. Vince Guaraldi was a fine jazz pianist who had an interesting solo career as well as playing with bands led by Woody Herman and Carl Tjader, among others. He is best remembered, however, for composing the music that went with TV adaptations of the Peanuts cartoons written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz of which this is a nice example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fh133ZO1AE

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ADVENT24/22_DEC24

Mistigram: “I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel.” This alienated scene from 1965’s #ACharlieBrownChristmas was adapted by Cthulu for this date in last year’s ADVENT24 #ANSIart #AdventCalendar. (Good grief!)

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Mistodon: "I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel." This alienated scene from 1965's #ACharlieBrownChristmas was adapted by Cthulu for this date in last year's ADVENT24 #ANSIart #AdventCalendar. (Good grief!)

Was reminded of these "A Charlie Brown Christmas" posters by Laurent Durieux (https://www.laurentdurieux.com) today. Really love both, but I think I do have a soft spot for the melancholy that the first one conveys.

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Today marks 60 years since the release of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" back on December 9, 1965. Written by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Bill Melendez, with an iconic jazz soundtrack composed by Vince Guaraldi.

In its short 25 minute run, it touches upon the loneliness and melancholy that tend to surface during the holiday season, the superficiality of commercialism, but also ultimately focuses on hopefulness, connection, friendship, the meaning of little gestures, and the joy and beauty that can be found in the small, simple things.

Like most of Schulz's work, it feels disarmingly earnest, and even though the story is told through the lens of childlike innocence, its core message resonates with people of all generations, which has solidified it as a holiday classic for six decades now.

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