The first of many specials that Schulz and Guaraldi would collaborate on with Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez, A Charlie ...

On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with ...

On Oct. 18, Berkeley’s Amoeba Music hosted a “Peanuts” listening party celebrating the 75th anniversary of the comic with special guests Jason and Sean Mendelson, the sons of “Peanuts” animation ...

In addition to Peanuts, he created a single-panel gag strip called “Young Pillars,” which ran from 1956 to 1965 for a youth ...

Many a jazz fan was first exposed to the music through pianist Vince Guaraldi's soundtracks for the long series of animated television specials featuring Charles Schulz's evergreen Peanuts characters.

Vince Guaraldi, the Bay Area jazz musician known most for his Peanuts soundtracks and the song “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” is arguably more popular than ever, says Davis author Derrick Bang. Two ...

When A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted on December 9, 1965, skeptics doubted its charm, fearing its slow pace and simple animation would fall flat. Yet the heartfelt story, timeless humor, and ...

Sixty years later, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" remains one of the most enduring seasonal specials in American television ...

Jason Crosby will once again mark the holidays by performing some music from Peanuts. On Sunday, December 15, the keyboardist/fiddler will play two shows billed as A Holiday Tribute to Vince Guaraldis ...

Tis the season to put on some holiday music. The best way to get festive is to sing along to Christmas classics new and old. But don’t know what to press play on?