4 Million: Not Exactly Peanuts
Guaraldi’s engaging score to this beloved holiday television special — which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year — has introduced generations of children to the joys of jazz music, with tracks like the instantly recognizable “Linus and Lucy,” and yuletide favorite “Christmas Time is Here.” The album was inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry five years later, and continues to be a perennial favorite, thanks to annual airings of the Christmas special.
Pictured here during the presentation are Jeannie Schulz, the widow of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz; Guaraldi’s children David and Dia and Lee Mendelson, the original Producer of A Charlie Brown Christmas.