Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas is an album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, released in 1965 as the soundtrack to the animated Christmas cartoon. This album, hands down, is my absolute favorite Christmas album. This jazz trio is extremely talented and really sets the mood for any Christmas party or occasion. The tone of the piano isn’t a bright sound like an expensive grand piano, but it resembles more of the sound of the family piano in the living room, which creates an even warmer feeling for the holidays. The upright bass also has a wonderful tone, where you can really hear the acoustics of the natural sounding bass as it stands for a solid backing for the piano or walks around as a thumping bass line or solo. The drums are even more subtle then the piano and bass (which is uncommon). Be the drums subtle, with combination with the bass offer a very solid rhythm section.

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