Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you’re the Charlie Browniest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, yet again I have decided to dedicate another month to themed Flashback Fridays. Of course, this month will be dedicated to flashbacks of my favorite Christmas traditions. Again, I say Christmas. Though I do spin a mean dreidel and I love receiving Solstice greetings from the goddess, Christmas is my designated December holiday. <\/p>\n

So this month will be dedicated to those things that make me happiest at this time of the year. And how better to start this holiday party than with the greatest Christmas cartoon, with the greatest Christmas soundtrack? A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a><\/em> is quite literally the first thing I think of whenever I think of Christmas. I have seen this cartoon innumerable times throughout my life (I say “innumerable” because A) I’m not telling you how old I am, and B) I’ve actually watched it several times since I purchased it on DVD, perhaps even during non-Christmas times of the year). <\/p>\n

Even more, I remember one of the first purchases I made after I became a full-time employee at my first “big girl” job was the soundtrack to this cartoon.<\/a> Composed by Vince Guaraldi and performed by his trio of awesome jazz musicians, this is the best Christmas soundtrack EVAR. Case in point: I’m on yet another Southern Sabbatical, and I queued up this as the only holiday music I wanted to listen to during the drive.<\/p>\n

I don’t necessarily consider myself an overly religious person (I’m sure you find this to be a shocking declaration), but I love the simple, true-to-the-point message of this cartoon…especially now, considering how materialistic this holiday has become in recent years. It’s so wonderful in its simplicity, in its sparse animation and its beautiful music. <\/p>\n

That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They tried to do a new Peanuts Christmas special in the early 90s, but that’s something akin to trying to remake Michelangelo’s David <\/em>or Van Gogh’s Starry Night.<\/em> You don’t mess with perfection. <\/p>\n

I can’t wait to fire this up for my first viewing of the season. If you’ve never seen it, I strongly urge you to do so. And even if you have seen it before, whether one or one thousand times, I urge even you to check it out one more time. And here’s a small clip to entice you \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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