The Musician Behind "The Christmas Tree"

You see, it really is "all about the music".

As a kid, one of my favorite Christmas traditions was watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. Besides the great, heartwarming story, I really liked the music of Vince Guaraldi, a minor classic in post-war pop jazz.

In recent years, jazz musician David Benoit has composed the music for the Peanuts specials. One of them, Here's To You Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years, was very well-received. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards over the years, and is one of the bigger names in smooth jazz.

His music for The Christmas Tree is mentioned by many as one of their favorite parts of the movie, and Film Score magazine named it as the best score of 2006.