查理布朗的聖誕歌

A Charlie Brown Christmas

聖誕節一定要聽聖誕歌。小時候自己跑到對面大聲公買的聖誕歌專輯都很難聽，不是阿伯含魯蛋的歌聲，就是聽了會暈車的水晶音樂。
長大以後才聽到正點的爵士聖誕歌曲，最近喜歡的是這張【查理布朗的聖誕節】 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Vince Guaraldi Trio, 1965)。1965，一個純粹發亮的年代，可惜我們都趕不上。
這張專輯歷年來被重新發行過好幾次，可以說是聖誕節的聖樂專輯之一，2006年都還remaster四首，不過好像被罵得有點慘..包括有人批評它原本的音質修得太純淨了等等...
我簡單的耳朵，只是嚮往1965年有著查理布朗和依帕內瑪姑娘的空氣。
今天溫哥華超大雪，查理布朗的聖誕歌聽來像開了暖爐。

Track listing

1. "O Tannenbaum" – 5:08
2. "What Child Is This?" – 2:25
3. "My Little Drum" – 3:12
4. "Linus and Lucy" – 3:06
5. "Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental]" – 6:05
6. "Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal Version]" – 2:47
7. "Skating" – 2:27
8. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" – 1:55
9. "Christmas Is Coming" – 3:25
10. "Für Elise" – 1:06
11. "The Christmas Song" – 3:17
12. "Greensleeves" – 5:26

2006 remastered version bonus tracks

13. "Christmas Is Coming" (Alternate Take 1)
14. "The Christmas Song" (Alternate Take 3)
15. "Greensleeves" (Alternate Take 6)
16. "Christmas Time Is Here" (Alternate Vocal Take)

* Vince Guaraldi – piano, arrangement
* Colin Bailey – drums
* Monty Budwig – double bass
* Fred Marshall – double bass
* Jerry Granelli – drums
* Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes (1988 Fantasy reissue)
* Joel Selvin – liner notes (2006 remaster)
* George Horn – mastering (1988 Fantasy reissue, 2006 Concord remaster)
* Stephen Hart – mixing (2006 remaster)

"IT'S CHRISTMASTIME AGAIN, CHARLIE BROWN"