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Christmas Time is Here
Words & Music by Lee Mendelson & Vince GuaraldiRecorded by Vince Guaraldi, 1965
From the Peanuts Christmas TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas"*
C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7 C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7
Christ - mas time is here, hap - pi - ness and cheer,
AM7 F#m Bm Bm7
Fun for all that chil - dren call
Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9
Their fav' - rite time of year.
C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7 C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7
Snow - flakes in the air, car - ols ev' - ry - where,
AM7 F#m Bm Bm7
Ol - den times and an - cient rhymes
Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9
Of love and dreams to share.
A AM7 F#m DM7 A AM7 F#m DM7
Sleigh bells in the air; beau - ty ev' - ry - where;
A AM7 C#m7-5 F#m
Yule - tide by the fire - side
D9 Bm7-5 Dm6 E7
And joy - ful mem' - ries there.
C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7 C#m7 C#m7alt AM7 DM7
Christ - mas time is here; fam'lies be draw - ing near;
AM7 F#m Bm Bm7
Oh, that we could al - ways see
Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9
Such spi - rit through the year.
An instant classic from the moment of its first airing on December 9, 1965, the animated special won both an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award for excellence in programming. Vince Guaraldi's jazz music track was an off-beat choice for a cartoon, but it was magic. Suggested by frequent visitor Bob A.
A recent e-mail from the lyricist's son confirmed for me that while the music was composed by Guaraldi, the lyrics were the work of Lee Mendelson.