Guaraldi's Peanuts cues

Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts Song Library





By Derrick Bang




Fans of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts music probably fall asleep every night humming "Linus and Lucy," and of course "Christmas Time Is Here" has become an essential part of the holiday season.

But these are only the two most common of scores of tunes Guaraldi composed for the animated adventures of Charlie Brown and the gang.

For purposes of publishing and copyright, every piece of music used in such a fashion -- whether a complete song or a "fragment" lasting no more than a few seconds -- must be registered with a title. Regular civilians can be forgiven for not knowing this; since the brief credits for Peanuts animated television specials do not include such information, a lot of folks still refer to "Linus and Lucy" as "the Peanuts main theme."

Things are different on the production end, where Music Use Sheets, as they're called, carefully tabulate every foreground song or background theme. (Click here to see an example of such a sheet.) Guaraldi provided music for the first 15 animated Peanuts specials; he died just after completing It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown. He also worked on an early unaired documentary called A Boy Named Charlie Brown, parts of which were re-edited and eventually televised under the title Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz. Finally, Guaraldi contributed to the first full-length Peanuts theatrical feature, A Boy Named Charlie Brown (same title, different medium). These 17 projects produced a wealth of material, only a portion of which has been released on albums by Guaraldi himself, or by other performers.

Most of the tunes currently available have, when necessary, been expanded into complete tracks -- full jazz compositions -- from their often humbler (and shorter) television renditions. Some didn't really need that much work; It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, for example, opens with a superb rendition of "Linus and Lucy" that plays, unmarred by dialogue, for nearly two minutes during the pre-credits "teaser."

The prime concern for the avid Guaraldi fan, of course, is getting as much of the music as possible: Has it been recorded, has it been released, and on which album? The list below serves two purposes: First, it charts every theme and cue, by official title, that appears in each of the 15 TV shows, the documentary specials and the single film on which Guaraldi worked; second, it indicates where a given tune can be found, if it has been recorded and released. Bear in mind, of course, that a given song as heard in a particular animated special often won't be the same version you may hear when re-recorded for an album. "Linus and Lucy" is used in most specials, and Guaraldi contributed a different reading of the song each time -- sometimes only slightly different, sometimes quite different -- but very few of these alternate arrangements have been released commercially.

This also can be true within a single animated special. Remember, we're talking about jazz; the same tune could be played many different ways in a single show, but only one might match the version released on a particular album. Consider the number of times "Moto-Cross" (also known as "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown") is used in the show You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown ... but only one version is identical to the fourth track on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Peanuts Television Specials.

I must, however, add one major caveat: Music Use Sheets are very much like movie scripts, which is to say they change all the time. An initial list may be modified as the music actually is worked into a show, so a "first draft" use sheet may be quite different from a "working draft." The following lists therefore have been assembled from a blend of use sheets and careful listening of the finished TV specials.

Early versions of this document cited only the titles of each distinct song, with no indication of repeated use within a given show. Thanks to some better documentation, in early 2009 I was able to answer reader requests and present more sequential lists, citing repeated songs where appropriate. In theory, then, what follows for each show is a list of cues in the order ultimately recorded for the finished special -- bearing in mind, as mentioned above, that not all the use sheets in my possession are necessarily final versions. Additionally, some repeated titles (within a given program) are deceptive; a second (or third) arrangement of "Linus and Lucy" may not be the entire song we know and love, but merely (for example) a short section of the second bridge between the familiar refrain.

The ultimate goal was for these lists to accurately reflect all the music in each show, in sequence, so that you could use this document as a road map while watching any given animated special. With assistance from help from a variety of fellow fans over the years, I believe that we've achieved that goal.

Beginning in the summer of 2022, with the long-awaited release of a soundtrack album for It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown -- and continuing with the similar debut of soundtrack albums for additional Peanuts TV specials -- many of the following entries have become even more precise. Fingers crossed, that before long we'll be able to say that about all entries!

Except where noted, all compositions are written by Guaraldi and performed by his various combos (often a trio, but sometimes quartets and larger groups).

With respect to availability, these are the critical albums:
A. A Charlie Brown Christmas, original 1965 release, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
B. A Charlie Brown Christmas, 2006 re-mastered CD
C. A Boy Named Charlie Brown, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
D. Oh, Good Grief, by Vince Guaraldi
E. Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
F. A Boy Named Charlie Brown, film soundtrack
G. A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Rod McKuen (collection of McKuen's movie songs)
H. The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi
I. Almaville, by Vince Guaraldi
J. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (original cast)
K. Oaxaca, by various Vince Guaraldi combos
L. North Beach, by various Vince Guaraldi combos
M. Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Peanuts Television Specials
N. Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Peanuts Television Specials, Volume 2
O. Live on the Air, the Vince Guaraldi Trio
P. Peanuts Portraits, by various Vince Guaraldi combos
Q. An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet
R. The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
S. Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (digital release only)
T. The Charlie Brown Suite and Other Favorites

Other versions of the more popular tunes have been covered by additional artists, notably David Benoit, who has recorded a dozen Guaraldi songs at this point, notably on his Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years and Jazz for Peanuts albums. But he -- and the many dozens of folks who've delivered renditions of "Christmas Time Is Here" -- haven't released anything that's not already available on one of Guaraldi's own albums, so we won't worry about those.

Taking the animated specials in order of production:


A Boy Named Charlie Brown (TV)

"A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (the unsold "pilot" documentary, which never aired)

1. "Oh, Good Grief" (piano solo, then two vocals)
2. "Oh, Good Grief" (trio instrumental)
3. "Blue Charlie Brown" (brief extract) R [but mistitled "Blues for Peanuts"]
4. "Oh, Good Grief" (trio instrumental)
5. "Oh, Good Grief" (trio instrumental) C
6. "Oh, Good Grief!" (trio instrumental)
7. "Linus and Lucy" A, C and many others
8. "Happiness Is" C
9. "Happiness Is" C
10. Unidentified jazz improv (possible an introductory fragment to "Pebble Beach")
11. "Schroeder" C
12. "Baseball Theme"
13. "Oh, Good Grief" (trio instrumental)

[Item of note: Lee Mendelson wasn't able to sell this documentary -- the first true Peanuts special -- to any of the television networks. He later used some of its sequences for his similar 1969 documentary, Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz, which can be found below.]


A Charlie Brown Christmas

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" (12/9/65)

1. "Christmas Time Is Here" (vocal)
2. "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental)
3. "Skating" A
4. "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental)
5. "Air Music" E [where it is retitled "Surfin' Snoopy"]
6. "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental)
7. "Christmas Is Coming" B [alternate take 6]
8. "Charlie Brown Theme" C
9. "Linus and Lucy" A
10. "Charlie Brown Theme" C
11. "Charlie Brown Theme" C
12. "Linus and Lucy" B [but only in first-pressing releases of this 2006 re-master]
13. "Frieda (with the Naturally Curly Hair)" C
14. "Happiness Is" C
15. "Charlie Brown Theme" C
16. "Linus and Lucy" B [but only in first-pressing releases of this 2006 re-master]
17. "Linus and Lucy" B [but only in first-pressing releases of this 2006 re-master]
18. "Oh, Tannenbaum" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi) A
19. "Fur Elise" (Beethoven) A
20. "Linus and Lucy" B [but only in first-pressing releases of this 2006 re-master]
21. "Fur Elise" (Beethoven) A
22. "Jingle Bells" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi; three arrangements)
23. "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental)
24. "Oh, Tannenbaum" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
25. "Oh, Tannenbaum" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
26. "Oh, Tannenbaum" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi) A
27. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" ("loo loo" vocal, traditional, arranged by Guaraldi) A
28. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" (vocal, traditional, arranged by Guaraldi) A

[Item of note: Although the album A Charlie Brown Christmas includes Guaraldi's smooth renditions of "The Christmas Song," "My Little Drum" (an arrangement of "The Little Drummer Boy") and "Greensleeves," those holiday perennials aren't mentioned on the show's Music Use Sheet, nor were they part of the show itself.]


Charlie Brown's All-Stars

"Charlie Brown's All-Stars" (6/8/66)

1. "Charlie's Run"
2. "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"
3. "Baseball Theme" B
4. "Baseball Theme" (brass version)
5. "Baseball Theme" (guitar version)
6. "All-Stars Theme"
7. "All-Stars Theme"
8. "Air Music" E [where it is retitled "Surfin' Snoopy"]
9. "Pebble Beach"
10. "All-Stars Theme"
11. "Baseball Theme" B
12. "Air Music" E [where it is retitled "Surfin' Snoopy"]
13. "Baseball Theme" (brass version)
14. Unknown track title (trumpet fanfare)
15. "All-Stars Theme"
16. "Air Music" E [where it is retitled "Surfin' Snoopy"]
17. "Baseball Theme" (brass version)
18. "Rain, Rain, Go Away"
19. "All-Stars Theme"




It's the Great Pumpkin

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (10/27/66)

1. "Linus and Lucy" (flute-led alternate arrangement)
2. "Graveyard Theme"
3. "Snoopy and the Leaf" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
4. "Frieda" [very briefly] C
5. "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" E
6. "Linus and Lucy" (Reprise, flute-led alternate arrangement)
7. "Charlie Brown Theme"
8. "Charlie Brown Theme" (Minor Theme)
9. "Graveyard Theme" (Reprise)
10. "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" (Reprise) E
11. "The Red Baron"
12. "Military Drum March"
13. "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" (Second Reprise) E
14. "Great Pumpkin Waltz" (Third Reprise) E
15. "Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat)" (Second Reprise)
16. "Fanfare"
17. "Breathless" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
18. "Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat)" (Third Reprise)
19. "Charlie Brown Theme" (Reprise)
20. "Breathless" (Second Reprise) (composed by John Scott Trotter)
21. "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
22. "There's a Long, Long Trail A'Winding" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
23. "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
24. "Roses of Picardy" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
25. "Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat)" (Fourth Reprise)
26. "Linus and Lucy" (Second Reprise, minor key alarm clock variation)
27. "Linus and Lucy" (Third Reprise)
28. "Charlie Brown Theme" (Second Reprise, trio and flute version)

[A full soundtrack album for this special was released on August 2, 2022.]


You're in Love, Charlie Brown

"You're in Love, Charlie Brown" (6/12/67)

1. "It's Spring, Charlie Brown Theme"
2. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
3. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
4. "School Days"
5. "The Red Baron"
6. "Trio Ad-Lib"
7. "Peppermint Patty" vamp
8. "Love Will Come"
9. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown" (minor key variation)
10. "Theme Parody" (vocal arrangement of title theme, sung by the cast)
11. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
12. "Pomp & Circumstance" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
13. "Psychiatric Vamp" (alternate arrangement of the "Peppermint Patty" vamp)
14. "Schroeder Practices"
15. "Schroeder Plays"
16. "Psychiatric Vamp" (alternate arrangement of the "Peppermint Patty" vamp)
17. "Peppermint Patty" S
18. "Montuna" [discarded and unused, and therefore unknown]
19. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
20. "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"
21. "The Charlie Brown Theme"
22. "School Days"
23. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
24. "Fanfare Finish"




He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

"He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (2/14/68)

1. "The Red Baron"
2. "The Red Baron"
3. "New Snoopy Theme" (subsequently retitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," when re-recorded for D)
4. "New Snoopy Theme" (subsequently retitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," when re-recorded for D)
5. "Peppermint Patty" (re-scored brass version)
6. "New Snoopy Theme" (subsequently retitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," when re-recorded for D)
7. "Bon Voyage" (a modified version of the Guaraldi tune "Monterey," which appears on S)
8. "Peppermint Patty" (re-scored brass version)
9. "Oh, Good Grief"
10. "Happiness Is"
11. "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"
12. "The Red Baron"
13. "Schroeder's Wolfgang" (a fresh arrangement of the tune "Choro," from the Guaraldi/Bola Sete album From All Sides)
14. "The Red Baron"
15. "Housewife Theme" (actually a flute variation of "Pebble Beach")
16. "Beethoven Theme" (actually a version of "Schroeder")
17. "Housewife Theme" (actually a flute variation of "Pebble Beach")
18. "Blue Charlie Brown" (slow variation)
19. "The Red Baron" (minor key variation)
20. "New Snoopy Theme" (subsequently retitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," when re-recorded for D)
21. "Linus and Lucy"
22. "New Snoopy Theme" (subsequently retitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," when re-recorded for D)




Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz

"Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz" (5/24/69)

1. "Oh, Good Grief"
2. "Snoopy and the Red Baron Theme"
3. "Sled Animation Theme"
4. "Oh, Good Grief" B, C, N
5. "Baby Charlie Blues"
6. "Kite Animation Theme"
7. "Balloon Animation Theme"
8. "Linus and Lucy"
9. "Snoopy Doghouse Animation Theme"
10. "Oh, Good Grief"
10. "Oh, Good Grief"
12. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (written by Clark Gesner, from the play of the same title, and performed by the cast)
13. "Linus and Lucy"
14. "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron" (written and performed by the Royal Guardsmen)
15. "Champion Charlie Brown" (written and performed by Rod McKuen, from the film A Boy Named Charlie Brown) G
16. "Linus and Lucy"
17. "Snoopy and the Bone Animation Theme"
18. "Psychiatric Stand Animation Theme"
19. "Guaraldi's Beethoven"
20. "Oh, Good Grief"
21. "Happiness Theme"
22. "Linus and Lucy"
23. "Tractor Animation Theme"
24. "Linus and Lucy"
25. "Red Baron Theme"



It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

"It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown" (9/27/69)

1. "Charlie Brown Theme" (horn section version)
2. "Linus and Lucy" (flute and trio version)
3. "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown" (two versions)
4. "Oh, Good Grief"
5. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
6. "Schroeder" C, P
7. "Bus Blues" (composed by John Scott Trotter; retitled "F to E Flat," when played in concert by Winston)
8. "Bus Blues" (Reprise) (composed by John Scott Trotter; retitled "F to E Flat," when played in concert by Winston)
9. "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown" (Reprise)
10. "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" (big band version)
11. "Oh, Good Grief" (Reprise)
12. "Come and Get It" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
13. "Hash" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
14. "Hash with Horn" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
15. "AM Break" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
16. "Tah Dah" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
17. "Bon Voyage"
18. "Peppermint Patty"
19. "Love Will Come (Nova Bossa)" (Guaraldi and John Scott Trotter)
20. "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
21. "There's a Long, Long Trail A'Winding" (traditional, arranged by Guaraldi)
22. "AM Break" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
23. "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown"
24. "Pebble Beach"
25. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown" (Reprise)
26. "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (Reprise)
27. "Tah-Dah" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
28. "Masked Marvel" (subsequently re-recorded for I)
29. "Air Music" (subsequently retitled "Surfin' Snoopy")
30. "Masked Marvel" (Reprise)
31. "You're in Love, Charlie Brown" (Second Reprise)
32. "Masked Marvel" (Second Reprise)
33. "Linus and Lucy" (Reprise)
34. "Oh, Good Grief" (Second Reprise)
35. "Charlie Brown Theme" (Reprise)
36. "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown" (Second Reprise)

[A full soundtrack album for this special was released on April 20, 2024.]


A Boy Named Charlie Brown (film)

"A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (big-screen feature film, debuted 12/4/69)

(All compositions for this film by Guaraldi, unless otherwise specified)

Snatches of all the compositions below are included in the soundtrack LP (F), which is structured as a radio-style condensation of the entire film.

1. "Champion Charlie Brown" (Rod McKuen) (instrumental version)
2. "Cloud Dreams" (John Scott Trotter)
3. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen) (instrumental version)
4. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, vocal)
5. "Kite Music" (aka "Lucifer's Lady," which Guaraldi later expanded and recorded on H)
6. "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" (flute variation)
7. "Star-Spangled Banner" (arranged by Trotter)
8. "Baseball Theme" (three variations)
9. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen)
10. "Air Music" (orchestral version, aka "Surfin' Snoopy")
11. "The Red Baron Strikes Again" (Trotter)
12. "Air Music" (orchestral version, aka "Surfin' Snoopy")
13. "Blue Charlie Brown"
14. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
15. "Linus and Lucy"
16. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
17. "Failure Face" (McKuen, vocal by the cast)
18. "Catatonic Blues" (Trotter)
19. "I Before E" (Trotter, Bill Melendez and Al Shean, vocal by the cast)
20. "I Before E" (Trotter, mouth harp echo)
21. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, vocal by the cast)
22. "Oh, Good Grief"
23. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
24. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
25. "Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathetique, third movement" (Beethoven)
26. "Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathetique, third movement" (Beethoven)
27. "Linus and Lucy" (minor key variation)
28. "Buswheel Blues" (Trotter)
29. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
30. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
31. "Linus and Lucy" (minor key variation)
32. "Skating"
33. "Blue Puck" (Trotter)
34. "Skating"
35. "Linus and Lucy" (minor key variation)
36. "Linus and Lucy"
37. "Champion Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
38. "Blue Charlie Brown"
39. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
40. "Buswheel Blues" (Trotter)
41. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version)
42. "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"
43. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, orchestral version
44. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (McKuen, vocal)

[Kritzerland released a full, score-only soundtrack album for this film in March 2017 ... although it has become notoriously difficult to find.]


Play It Again, Charlie Brown

"Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (3/28/71)

1. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Opus 2, No. 3, Allegro Con Brio (Beethoven, three separate cues)
2. "Stupid Beagle" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
3. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Opus 2; Allegro Con Brio, first movement (Beethoven, two separate cues)
4. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Opus 67, first movement (Beethoven ... "in a spray can")
5. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Opus 7, third movement (Beethoven)
6. "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (also known as "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues")
7. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Opus 14, No. 2, first movement (Beethoven, two separate cues)
8. "Oh, Good Grief"
9. Piano Sonata No, 14 in C-sharp Minor ("Moonlight Sonata"), Opus 27, No. 2, third movement part 1 (Beethoven)
10. Piano Sonata No, 14 in C-sharp Minor ("Moonlight Sonata"), Opus 27, No. 2, third movement part 2 (Beethoven)
11. "Lucifer's Lady"
12. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major ("Waldstein"), Opus 53, third movement (Beethoven)
13. "Peppermint Patty" (electric band version)
14. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Opus 49, No. 2, first movement (Beethoven)
15. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Opus 79, first movement (Beethoven)
16. "Happy, Happy" (acid rock-style jam)
17. "Charlie's Rock" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
18. Tune Up
19. "Charlie's Rock" (composed by John Scott Trotter)
20. "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (ultra-slow version with no percussion) (aka "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues")
21. Tune Up: "My Dog Has Fleas"
22. "Happy" (composed by Harry Bluestone)
23. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major ("Hammerklavier"), Opus 106, first movement (Beethoven)
24. "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (acid rock version) (aka "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues")




You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

"You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (10/29/72)

1. "Incumbent Waltz"
2. "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (vocal version)
3. "Incumbent Waltz"
4. "Oh, Good Grief" N
5. "Cookin' Snoopy (Fast Piano Jazz)"
6. "Blue Charlie Brown" (up-tempo version)
7. "Incumbent Waltz" (Reprise)
8. "Trombone" [Teacher talks]
9. "Linus and Lucy"/"Poor Charlie Brown"
10. "Joe Cool" (Guaraldi vocal) M
11. "Incumbent Waltz" (Second Reprise) M
12. "Elect Linus (Dilemma)"/"Woodstock's Wake-Up"
13. "Joe Cool" (Unused Reprise)M
14. "Deserted Charlie Brown" (a variation of "Oh, Good Grief")
15. "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (Reprise, slow piano version)
16. "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (Dixieland version)
17. "Linus and Lucy" (Reprise)N
18. "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (Second Reprise, Dixieland end credits)

[A full soundtrack album for this special was released on September 6, 2024.]


There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

"There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown" (3/11/73)

1. "Early Wake-Up"
2. "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown"
3. "Pitkin County Blues" (numerous versions) M
4. "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown"
5. "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (aka "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues") M
6. "African Sleigh Ride" M
7. "Joe Cool" (Guaraldi vocal) M
8. "Peppermint Patty" (brass version)
9. "Apple Jack"
10. "Bus Me"
11. "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown" M
12. "Linus and Lucy" (electric guitar version)
13. "Incumbent Waltz"
14. "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown" (brass version)
15. "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown" (wah-wah guitar version)




A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (11/20/73)

1. "Charlie Brown Blues" (aka "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" and "Charlie's Blues") E
2. "Thanksgiving Theme" (slow version)
3. "Thanksgiving Theme" (Reprise) E
4. "Peppermint Patty" (slow flute version) P
5. "Little Birdie" (Guaraldi vocal) M
6. "Thanksgiving Interlude"
7. "Is It James or Charlie?" N
8. "Linus and Lucy" (full brass section version) T
9. "Fife & Drums Theme"
10. "Charlie Brown Blues" (Reprise, slow variation) (aka "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" and "Charlie's Blues") P
11. "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Reprise)
12. "Over the River and Through the Wood" (a cappella, vocal by the cast)
13. "Thanksgiving Theme" (Second Reprise) M
14. "Thanksgiving Theme" (Third Reprise) M

[A full soundtrack album for this special was released on October 20, 2023.]


It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

"It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" (2/1/74)

1. "Little Birdie" (instrumental version) N
2. "Mystery Theme" (breathy version)
3. "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown"
4. "Mystery Theme" (later re-titled "Snoopy and Woodstock"; see next entry)
5. "Sassy Sally" (actually a slow variation of "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown")
6. "Little Birdie" (instrumental version) N
7. "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown"
8. "Mystery Theme" (later re-titled "Snoopy and Woodstock"; see next entry)
9. "Cops & Robbers" N
10. "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" N
11. "Mystery Theme" (later re-titled "Snoopy and Woodstock"; see next entry)
12. "Cops & Robbers" N
13. "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" N
14. "Sally's Blues" N
15. "Mystery Interlude #1" (another variation of "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown")
16. "Joe Cool" (instrumental "whistling"/brass version) N, P
17. "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" (slow variation)
18. "Sassy Sally" (actually a slow variation of "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown")
19. "Mystery Theme" (later re-titled "Snoopy and Woodstock"; see next entry)




It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

"It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" (4/9/74)

1. "Peppermint Patty" (laid-back vamp)
2. "Easter Theme"
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major op. 2 (Beethoven)
4. "Snoopy & Woodstock" N
5. "Linus and Lucy" (swing bridge variation)
6. "Background #1" (Gumball interlude) [later expanded into a full song titled "No. 1 Snoopy Place"]
7. "Woodstock's Dream"
8. "Easter Theme" (Bunny-wunny dance)
9. "Woodstock's Dream" (concluding vamp)
10. "Snoopy & Woodstock" N
11. "Background #2"
12. "Kitchen Music" (slow version)
13. "Linus and Lucy" (swing bridge variation)
14. "Woodstock's Pad"
15. "Woodstock's Dream" (interior vamp)
16. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (Bach) ["Music Box Dance"]
17. "Woodstock's Dream" (alternate interior vamp)
18. "Kitchen Music" N
19. "Linus and Lucy" (version 1)
20. "Linus and Lucy" (version 2)
21. Symphony No. 7, op. 92, second movement (Beethoven)
22. Symphony No. 7, op. 92, first movement (Beethoven)
23. "Background #3"
24. "Linus and Lucy" (slow swing bridge variation)
25. "Easter Theme"




Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

"Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown" (1/28/75)

1. "Heartburn Waltz" (piano version of cue 15)
2. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
3. "Valentine Interlude #1"
4. "Linus and Lucy" [maybe, maybe not; regardless of what the cue sheet claims, it's impossible to detect anything familiar in this 15-second fragment]
5. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
6. [Public domain] Beethoven's Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Opus 49, No. 2
7. "Heartburn Waltz" (Latin shuffle version of cue 15)
8. "Linus and Lucy" (loose 25-second variation of the song's second swing bridge)
9. "Paw Pet Overture"
10. "Freddie's Mood" [Paw Pet Theater music]
11. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
12. "Never Again" N
13. [Public domain] Bach's Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (he "Music Box Dance," recycled from Easter Beagle)
14. "Woodstock's Mambo"
15. "Heartburn Waltz" E
16. "Jennie L."
17. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
18. "Valentine Interlude #2"
19. "Heartburn Waltz" N [an entirely different cue than that of #15 above, despite the identical title: a labeling error that is repeated on the two compilation CDs that feature the cues. This one probably has the wrong title, since the many other variations throughout this animated special are versions of cue 15]
20. "There's Been a Change" (keyboard and guitar version)
21. "Woodstock's Revenge"
22. "Charlie Brown's Wake-Up" N (actually another variation of cue 15)
23. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
24. "Freddie's Mood" [Paw Pet Theater music]




You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

"You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" (10/28/75)

1. "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" (aka "Moto-cross") M
2. "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" (aka "Moto-cross")
3. "Peppermint Patty"
4. "Center Court" M
5. "Fanfare"
6. "Bass Blues"
7. "Linus and Lucy" (slow version)
8. "Moto-cross" (aka "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown," as is true of all subsequent reprises of this cue, which is used a lot in this show)
9. "Moto-Cross" M
10. [Untitled] (actually a vamp version of "Great Pumpkin Waltz")
11. "Moto-Cross"
12. "Moto-Cross"
13. "Moto-Cross"
14. "Moto-Cross"
15. "Lunch Theme"
16. "Moto-Cross"
17. "Moto-Cross" (alternate version)
18. "Moto-Cross"




It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

"It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown" (3/16/76)

1. "Rerun's Lament"
2. "Eighty-Nine Bottles of Beer" (vocal, by cast)
3. "Rerun's Lament"
4. "Ships Sail into Arbor"
5. "Laughter in the Library"
6. "Flatten Platten" (vaguely similar to "Baseball Theme")
7. "Young Man's Fancy"
8. "Jay Sterling Morton Jazz" (vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here")
9. "We're the Visiting Team" (also vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here")
10. "Seeds for Thought" (vaguely similar to "Joe Cool")
11. "Don't Forget the Shovel" (also vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here")
12. "Sprinkle Your Bird"
13. "Flatten Platten" (vaguely similar to "Baseball Theme")
14. "Snoopy at Bat"
15. "Lucy's Home Run" (again, vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here")
16. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (vocal, by cast)
17. "Lucy's Home Run" (vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here"
18. "Rain, Gentle Rain" (vaguely similar to "Rain, Rain, Go Away")
19. "Happy Arbor Day, Charlie Brown"
20. "Lucy's Home Run" (vaguely similar to "Christmas Time Is Here")



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