The American holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas turned 60 yesterday. Not even half an hour in length, the animated film chronicles Charlie Brown’s struggle to find “the true meaning of Christmas”, and to recover his joy.
(Pro Tip: unlike every Hallmark holiday movie made in the
past 15 years, the true meaning of Christmas turns out not to be that if you’re
a dishy 20-something with really great hair, come 25 December you’ll be hooked
up with a hunky, good-hearted man and be on the road to happily-ever-after.)
A good deal of ACBD’s charm comes from the music written by Vince Guaraldi, and played by his instrumental trio. Today’s Advent piece is “Christmas Time Is Here”, which adds a children’s choir. It's slightly jazzy, introducing Charlie's dilemma. Linus tells it like it is.
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