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CD Release Party at my home, December 8, 2007 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

November 25th, 2007 | by Administrator | New Releases 2007
Black Friday has officially kicked in the Christmas shopping season, so I decided to take a look at the many great new albums coming out through the end of the year.

A Charlie Brown Christmas CD has been remastered and remixed to include four bonus tracks, previously unreleased by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Audio: Christmas Is Coming The Christmas Song What Child Is This For anyone who grew up during the ?60s, the music from the beloved animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas resonates with deep sentimental meaning. Now, 41 years after its initial airing and 30 years after the pianist-composer himself passed away from a heart attack in 1976 at age 47, Fantasy is releasing a new Expanded Edition of this swinging soundtrack by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Remixed in stereo using 24-bit remastering from the original tapes and featuring the original cover art reinstated with the approval of United Media and the Estate of Charles Schultz, A Charlie Brown Christmas includes four previously unissued bonus tracks by the Vince Guaraldi Trio (featuring Fred Marshall on bass and Jerry Granelli on drums.) From Concord Music Group.

CD The 25th Day Of December The Staple Singers

The Staple Singers were best known for their 70s Stax hits like Respect Yourself, Ill Take You There and If Youre Ready (Come Go With Me), but in fact the Chicago quartets recording career dates back to the 50s on the Vee-Jay and Riverside labels. Their fifth effort was a Christmas album titled The 25th Day of December, which the All Music Guide calls the groups finest 60s collection. The long-out-of-print album will be available once again this holiday season on Riverside Records through Concord Music Group. Reissued for the first time, the album contains 12 holiday and spiritual classics including Joy To The World, Silent Night, Go Tell It on the Mountain and Last Month of the Year.