A Charlie Brown Christmas - Opening
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)
"Christmas Time is Here" is the opening song from A Charlie Brown Christmas, written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi. Sung by the choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, it is heard as Charlie Brown and Linus join the rest of the gang in ice skating on the frozen pond. Two versions of it appear on the special's soundtrack album - the vocal version as heard at the beginning of the special, and a six-minute instrumental version which appears as background music during the special. The instrumental version was later used, rearranged by David Benoit, in It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown and I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown.
In Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales, Snoopy switches to playing the song on the accordion, with Woodstock whistling in unison, after Lucy points out that his first choice, "Oh! Susanna", doesn't sound like something to play at Christmas time as she walks by with Linus.
In The Peanuts Movie, the kids are briefly heard caroling the song when Snoopy, fantasizing that he's a World War I Flying Ace, sneaks in amongst them.
In the retrospective special It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown, Sarah McLachlan performed the song, accompanied by the All-American Boys Chorus.
Lyrics[]
- Christmas time is here
- Happiness and cheer
- Fun for all that children
- Call their favorite time of year
- Snowflakes in the air
- Carols everywhere
- Olden times and ancient rhymes
- And love and dreams to share
- Sleigh bells in the air
- Beauty everywhere
- Yuletide by the fireside
- And joyful memories there
- Christmas time is here
- We'll be drawing near
- Oh that we could always see
- Such spirit through the year
Album releases[]
Peanuts albums[]
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (performed by Patti Austin)
- Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits
- Here's To You Charlie Brown - 50 Great Years! (performed by David Benoit)
- 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas (performed by Brian McKnight)
- A Very Special Charlie Brown Holiday Collection
- Peanuts Greatest Hits
- The Peanuts Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Other releases of the original version(s)[]
- Vince Guaraldi - Greatest Hits
- Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas
- The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
- The Very Best Of Vince Guaraldi
- A Slow Jams Jazz Christmas
- The Christmas Music Anthology VI
- Christmas at the Movies
Cover versions[]
- Melissa Manchester - Joy
- Diana Krall - Christmas Songs
- Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time is Here
- Joe - Home is the Essence of Christmas
- Sarah McLachlan (featuring Diana Krall) - Wintersong
- Mel Tormé - Christmas Songs
- Toni Braxton - Snowflakes
- Shawn Colvin - Holiday Songs and Lullabies
- Silje Nergaard - If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss
- Family Force 5 - Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant
- MercyMe - The Christmas Sessions
- Nancy Wilson - A Nancy Wilson Christmas
- Anita Baker - Christmas Fantasy
- Will Downing - Christmas, Love and You
- A Fine Frenzy - Oh Blue Christmas
- Chicago - Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
- Kenny Loggins - December
- Take 6 featuring Shelea Frazier - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Tony Bennett - A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band)
- Al Jarreau - Christmas
- John Travolta and Olivia Newton John - This Christmas
- Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You (in a medley with "Linus and Lucy" under the title "Charlie Brown Christmas")
- Steve Vai - Merry Axemas
- Rosie Thomas - A Very Rosie Christmas
- Elize Ryd and Tony Kakko - Raskasta Joulua
- Fourplay - Snowbound
- Mark Kozelek - Sings Christmas Carols
- John Zorn - A Dreamers Christmas
- LeAnn Rimes - Today is Christmas
- Brett Eldredge - Glow
- Idina Menzel - Christmas: A Season of Love
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