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13	[[caption-width-right:350:Of course, [[ButtMonkey Charlie Brown]] plays [[NobodyLovesTheBassist the bass]].[[note]]Wait, there are two bassists?[[/note]]]]
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18	This is '''the''' series that defined SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in animated TV.
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21	* [[https://youtu.be/x6zypc_LhnM LINUS. AND. LUCY.]] Instantly familiar (some polls name it ''the'' most widely known piece of music ''in the world''), instantly hummable, an infectiously catchy dance rhythm (just ask the cast of the Christmas play in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''!) the perfect accompaniment to any montage in any special... in short, Vince Guaraldi's masterpiece and rightfully considered ''the'' [[BootstrappedTheme theme song]] of Peanuts.
22	** The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7it0Ibjk2E With the Band]]" version from ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'' adds a full jazz band to the mix, making an already jazzy song even jazzier.
23	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOr8zkH3pIY version]] heard in ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' adds a flute and brass section to the ever present piano and percussion. Paramount even used this version for their Peanuts home video promos.
24	* ''WesternAnimation/ItsFlashbeagleCharlieBrown''[='=]s soundtrack may be cheesy (every note practically ''screams'' "1980s!"), but it's still pretty awesome, especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBaLzmBfHgA "Flashbeagle"]]. The first time we hear it (main time), Snoopy, as "Flashbeagle," goes into a 1980s dance club and shows he has dance moves (and dressed in a "Flashdance" outfit – headband, torn sweats, leg warmers) to the teenagers/adults there. The second time we hear it (reprise), a student heckling Sally and Snoopy pulls out a boom box and turns it on. Snoopy hears the rhythm and music, causing him to dance all over again. He becomes Flashbeagle without the outfit while the other students dance. This gives Sally her first "A" in Show and Tell and lets her defend Snoopy's behavior to Charlie Brown.
25	* For "She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown", when Woodstock whistles [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH_RlC6Ahe8 "O Mio Babbino Caro" by Puccini to help Peppermint Patty perform her ice-skating routine]]. Aside from a little piano, it's non-vocal and mostly ''a capella''.
26	* ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' opening themes, from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp-Ely8T0AE Season 1's gentle piano keys]] to the jazzy [[DancingTheme "Let's Have A Party"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcGrYA8V3FY of season 2]].
27	* '''All''' the music in ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' (the special in which "Linus & Lucy" made its first appearance) and on its soundtrack.
28	** Classics include Vince Guaraldi's wonderfully jazzy rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvqVAF7b6cE O Tannenbaum]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn4Y3sHyfsg Skating]] (good enough to both open and close the credits of ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'').
29	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVB18xbRMI4 Christmas is Coming]], the OTHER song from the dance. Somehow even more earwormy than "Linus and Lucy".
30	%%* The entire "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYaKaDArDcA Schroeder]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4b8LDCF4LI Pebble Beach]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWm41a4hyw8 Oh, Good Grief]].
31	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ojk1dwbos Charlie Brown's Own Theme]] doesn't play in ''too'' many specials, but it serves to highlight his clumsy, yet determined nature in a rather giddy piano piece. [[https://youtu.be/45Ssnw4HZ-I The versions heard]] in ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' help with Charlie Brown's giddy attitude upon being invited to Violet's party, as well as the embarrasment from having the back of his head drawn on, later drowning out Linus' angry rant at the end of the special.
32	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP8ZfRZCy1c "The Great Pumpkin Waltz"]] from ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' highlights the air of mystery surrounding the titular Great Pumpkin. Even on its own, it's a catchy, yet mellow Halloween track.
33	* ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'':
34	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJeS1MdYWc main theme]], which is also a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment\|s}} Theme.
35	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9DIDru7pI "Little Birdie"]]. In one brief song, Vince Guaraldi perfectly encapsulates Snoopy and Woodstock's characters and friendship; just why ''does'' Woodstock fly upside-down? And while Snoopy may try to play mentor to Woodstock, there are times when he gets in over his head and needs his avian friend to look out for him.
36	* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZO5ocBJR8 Joe Cool]]", the smooth jazz song that accompanied the first animated appearance of Snoopy's alter ego in ''WesternAnimation/YoureNotElectedCharlieBrown'', is every bit as cool and laid back as the character (at least in theory; Snoopy's a bit too quick to anger for his own good at times).
37	%%* Taking cues from "Linus and Lucy", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9XgzRpm3CA Charlie Brown and his All Stars]]", used as Charlie Brown walks to the baseball game in ''WesternAnimation/ABoyNamedCharlieBrown''.
38	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6sZjpStFNY Peppermint Patty]], a piano tune that goes full on orchestral part way through in a wonderful melody that perfectly suits the character.
39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSMm5p1PkcE Someday, Charlie Brown,]] used at the end of "It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown", and on the Flashbeagle album.
40	* The snazzy "You're In Love, Charlie Brown" from the special of the same name, with or without lyrics. Made even snazzier with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvqVAF7b6cE the version]] on the ''Jazz For Peanuts'' album.
41	* Whether you loved or hated [[BaseBreakingCharacter Rerun]], you can't deny that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLVro_cMUNc his theme]] from "I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown" is a great, breezy throwback to the Guaraldi classics of old.
42	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjJENb6z8c "Woodstock's Dream"]] sounds unmistakably [[TheSeventies '70s]], but you have to admit, it's groovy as all get-out.
43	* The music accompanying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDzeZ9gx3M the fire scene]] in ''WesternAnimation/BonVoyageCharlieBrown'' is both scary and heroic.
44	* [[https://youtu.be/s-XJRzoJDYE "Play It Again, Charlie Brown"]] from the titular special is an absolutely ''funky'' pure piano piece encompassing the transition from TheSixties to TheSeventies, and holds an air of sophistication that fits Schroeder perfectly.
45	* The David Benoit arrangements of Guaraldi's classics in the post-''It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown'' specials are pretty awesome too, especially the jamming remix of the Charlie Brown Theme in the Bird Football scenes of ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'' and the jazzy remix of "[[https://youtu.be/lzg_RkwyLDw Linus and Lucy]]" used at the beginning and end of ''WesternAnimation/ItsChristmastimeAgainCharlieBrown''.
46	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvbL5B_TO0 "Musical Chairs"]] from ''WesternAnimation/HappyNewYearCharlieBrown''. Who knew that Peppermint Patty could sing her heart out whilst still keeping the rhythm that allows her to win? It later got included in the World of Snoopy read-along story "Snoopy's Birthday Party".

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