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A soundtrack album from ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' was also recorded by jazz group the Vince Guaraldi Trio and was released in December 1965 (the same month as the special's premiere), which featured the special's three most notable songs: "Linus and Lucy" (which quickly became the theme for the ''Peanuts'' specials),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zypc_LhnM Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy] at YouTube</ref> "Skating"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn4Y3sHyfsg Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating] at YouTube</ref> and instrumental and vocal versions of "Christmas Time Is Here".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)] at YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PzetPqepXA Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)] at YouTube</ref>  The ''Charlie Brown Christmas'' soundtrack album became a best-seller, certified 4x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 19, 2016;<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=VINCE+GUARALDI+TRIO&ti=A+CHARLIE+BROWN+CHRISTMAS Vince Guaraldi Trio - ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'']</ref> prior to that, it was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 and was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2011.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/registry-by-induction-year.pdf 2002-2015 National Sound Registry (by year) (page 7)]</ref>

A soundtrack album from ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' was also recorded by jazz group the Vince Guaraldi Trio and was released in December 1965 (the same month as the special's premiere), which featured the special's three most notable songs: "Linus and Lucy" (which quickly became the theme for the ''Peanuts'' specials),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zypc_LhnM Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy] at YouTube</ref> "Skating"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn4Y3sHyfsg Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating] at YouTube</ref> and instrumental and vocal versions of "Christmas Time Is Here".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)] at YouTube</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PzetPqepXA Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)] at YouTube</ref>  The ''Charlie Brown Christmas'' soundtrack album became a best-seller, certified 4x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 19, 2016;<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=VINCE+GUARALDI+TRIO&ti=A+CHARLIE+BROWN+CHRISTMAS Vince Guaraldi Trio - ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'']</ref> prior to that, it was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 and was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2011.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/registry-by-induction-year.pdf 2002-2015 National Sound Registry (by year) (page 7)]</ref>

''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' aired on CBS for decades before its final airing on that network in 2000, after which [[ABC]] acquired the broadcast rights to the show.  In later years, CBS had trimmed several minutes from the special in order to include more commercials and to fit in its half-hour slot, so when it moved to ABC, it was decided to expand the special by restoring it to its original run time as part of a full hour, then follow it with another ''Peanuts'' special to fill the remaining time; in its first year on ABC, ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' was followed by the documentary special ''The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"'' (hosted by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]), then from 2002 onward, was followed by the new ''Peanuts'' Christmas special ''Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales''.  In 2020, [[Apple Inc.]] acquired the broadcast rights to the ''Peanuts'' specials (including ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'') and controversially removed them from broadcast television to move over to its Apple TV+ video on demand streaming service, but after a backlash from TV viewers, Apple, in an equally controversial move, decided to make the ''Peanuts'' specials available for secondary airing on liberal educational TV network [[PBS]] instead of on a commercial network.<ref>[https://theweek.com/speedreads/950754/charlie-brown-holiday-specials-air-tv-again-after-backlash Charlie Brown holiday specials will air on TV again after backlash]</ref>

''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' aired on CBS for decades before its final airing on that network in 2000, after which [[ABC]] acquired the broadcast rights to the show in 2001.  In later years, CBS had trimmed several minutes from the special in order to include more commercials and to fit in its half-hour slot, so when it moved to ABC, it was decided to expand the special by restoring it to its original run time as part of a full hour, then follow it with another ''Peanuts'' special to fill the remaining airtime; in its first year on ABC, ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' was followed by the documentary special ''The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"'' (hosted by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]), then from 2002 onward, was followed by the new ''Peanuts'' Christmas special ''Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales''.  In 2020, [[Apple Inc.]] acquired the broadcast rights to the ''Peanuts'' specials (including ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'') and controversially removed them from broadcast television to move over to its Apple TV+ video on demand streaming service, but after a backlash from TV viewers, Apple, in an equally controversial move, decided to make the ''Peanuts'' specials available for secondary airing on liberal educational TV network [[PBS]] instead of on a commercial network.<ref>[https://theweek.com/speedreads/950754/charlie-brown-holiday-specials-air-tv-again-after-backlash Charlie Brown holiday specials will air on TV again after backlash]</ref>

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