Guaraldi sharing top spots with Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Eminem. In November 2014, it was the 10th best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era. A Charlie Brown Christmas was also the 10th best-selling holiday album of 2011, a year that marked the sixth time since 2001 that the album had ranked among the year's top 10 Christmas albums. It was also the ninth best-selling album of 2013. On November 18, 2021, it was ranked as the No. 1 Greatest Holiday 200 album of All Time by Billboard. Critical reception Allmusic reviewer Shawn M. Haney called it "joyous and festive meditation for the holiday season" writing, "Guaraldi strings together elegant, enticing arrangements that reflect the spirit and mood of Schulz's work." Dominique Leone at Pitchfork called the songs "small, observant miracles...If there's a muted quality to a lot of this music, it's smiling nonetheless." The soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas has been considered "one of the most beloved holiday albums recorded." Chris Barton of the Los Angeles Times asserts that the soundtrack introduced jazz to an entirely new generation, having been heard by more individuals than the work of the genre's most influential players, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The score influenced dozens of young aspiring musicians, among them David Benoit and George Winston. Haney wrote that the record "introduce[d] contemporary jazz to youngsters with grace, charm, and creativity." In 2019, it was ranked the fourth greatest Christmas album of all time by Rolling Stone. A Charlie Brown Christmas was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2012 the album was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Track listing Side one "O Tannenbaum" (Ernst Anschütz) – 5:08 "What Child Is This" (William Chatterton Dix) – 2:25 "My Little Drum" (Vince Guaraldi) – 3:12 "Linus and Lucy" (Guaraldi) – 3:06 "Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)" (Guaraldi) – 6:05 Side two "Christmas Time Is Here (vocal)" (Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 2:47 "Skating" (Guaraldi) – 2:27 "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" (Charles Wesley) – 1:55 "Christmas Is Coming" (Guaraldi) – 3:25 "Fur Elise" (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 1:06 "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:17 Bonus track - 1988 onwards "Greensleeves" (traditional) – 5:25 Note: "Greensleeves" is actually the original title of the tune used for "What Child is This". Personnel Vince