Guaraldi Trio Vince Guaraldi – piano, bandleader, Hammond organ on "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" Fred Marshall – double bass Monty Budwig – double bass ("Linus and Lucy", "Greensleeves") Jerry Granelli – drums Colin Bailey – drums ("Linus and Lucy", "Greensleeves") Children's chorus for the songs "Christmas Time Is Here", "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" and when the kids all shout "Merry Christmas Charlie Brown" was the Children's choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California. Several months before the making of Charlie Brown Christmas this choir was featured on the recording Vince Guaraldi at Grace Cathedral. Original production Soul S. Weiss – recording engineer (attributed on the back cover, original album pressing) Production Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes Derrick Bang – liner notes Joel Selvin – liner notes (2006 reissue) George Horn – mastering (1986, 1988, 2006 reissues) Stephen Hart – mixing (2006 reissue) Adam Munoz – mixing (2012 reissue) Joe Tarantino – mastering (2012 reissue) Nick Phillips – reissue producer Joe Tarantino – remastering Paul Blakemore – mixing (2022 reissue) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications See also A Philly Special Christmas, a 2022 album with a cover similar to this one Notes During an interview on an episode of CBS Sunday Morning, Lee Mendelson said that the original choice for the soundtrack was Dave Brubeck, who initially accepted. However, several weeks into the project due to unforeseen circumstances related to other commitments, he suggested Guaraldi to replace him. References Sources External links March 2015 radio interview (KDRT program "Davisville") with David Willat, who as a child sang in the A Charlie Brown Christmas chorus, and Guaraldi author Derrick Bang November 2022 radio interview (KDRT program "Davisville") with Jason and Sean Mendelson, and Derrick Bang, about the extended deluxe versions of A Charlie Brown Christmas released in late 2022 Jazzy ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ swings on after 57 years by David Bauder, from AP News () 1965 Christmas albums 1965 soundtrack albums Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Albums arranged by Vince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi soundtracks Christmas albums by American artists Jazz Christmas albums Cool jazz soundtracks Mainstream jazz soundtracks Fantasy Records soundtracks Peanuts music Television animation soundtracks United States National Recording Registry recordings United States National Recording Registry albums