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Transcript: Interview: David Benoit on "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
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ED GORDON
NPR Special
12-14-2005
Interview: David Benoit on "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Host: ED GORDON
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
(Soundbite of music)
ED GORDON, host:
Every year at Christmastime, there are a few things you can count on. One is the lines at the post office will be long and another is Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang will explain what December 25th means in the holiday special "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The show was created by Charles Schulz and first aired on television in 1965. Over the 40-year history of the animated program, the jazzy musical accompaniment has become just as recognizable as the storyline. This year, a CD of that music has been released. Pianist and ...