![]() ![]() ![]() Yet it also points you forward to the home that is our final destination and puts at the center that which made it possible to unite both-Jesus’ incarnation and passion.Īlthough birthed by Guaraldi, the San Francisco Bay area jazz pianist remembered for his iconic handlebar mustache, the music has a life and energy of its own. “It reminds me of home.” That’s the genius: It stretches you back to the place you most identify as home. What some have called the most well-known jazz album of all time permeates every corner of society, adding a mystical character to even the most secular of places, a free-floating invitation to reengage with the true meaning of Christmas. The world around me falls away, revealing the harmony of the show’s final scene.Įach December Guaraldi’s album, A Charlie Brown Christmas, becomes America’s soundtrack. Linus’ words from the Gospel of Luke ring in my ears. When the bass line kicks in, I feel myself pick up the small, seemingly insignificant Christmas tree from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Notes dance around like falling snow and cast me back to my childhood. The opening chords of Vince Guaraldi’s “O Tannenbaum” surprise me in a coffee shop or store.
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