Christmas Time Is Here
Appearance
"Christmas Time Is Here" | ||||
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Single by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
from the album A Charlie Brown Christmas | ||||
Released | December 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1965 | |||
Genre | Jazz, Christmas music | |||
Length | 6:05 (instrumental version) 2:43 (vocal version) | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Composer(s) | Vince Guaraldi | |||
Lyricist(s) | Lee Mendelson | |||
Vince Guaraldi singles chronology | ||||
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"Christmas Time Is Here" is a popular Christmas standard written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Christmas,[1] one of the first animated Christmas specials produced for network television in the United States.
Two versions were included on the album A Charlie Brown Christmas: an instrumental version by the Vince Guaraldi Trio and a vocal version by choristers from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California, who had previously performed with Guaraldi on At Grace Cathedral (1965).
See also
References
- ^ "The BMI Holiday Countdown: Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Christmas Time is Here"". BMI. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2016.