It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (soundtrack)

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
Soundtrack album by Vince Guaraldi
Released	March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21)[1]
Recorded	January 30; March 1, 1974 November 16, 2021
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz Jazz pop Jazz fusion Soundtrack
Label	Lee Mendelson Film Productions
Producer	Jason Mendelson Sean Mendelson
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It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording is an upcoming soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi that will be released on March 21, 2025, in the U.S. by Lee Mendelson Film Productions. It is the soundtrack to the Easter-themed television special of the same name first broadcast on CBS on April 9, 1974.[1][2]

Release

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording Peanuts 75th Anniversary Edition is scheduled for release on March 21, 2025. The album will be is available in CD, vinyl, and digital download formats.[1] To reduce the carbon footprint, the records will be produced using BioVinyl, a material that substitutes petroleum-based components in S-PVC with recycled cooking oil or industrial waste. This approach achieves a complete reduction in CO₂ emissions while maintaining the original acoustic and visual quality.[3]

Recording

The recording sessions for It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown took place at San Francisco's Wally Heider Studios on January 30 and March 1, 1974, featuring Guaraldi (acoustic piano, electric keyboards, harpsichord, guitars), Seward McCain (electric bass), Robert Claire (flute) and Glenn Cronkhite and Eliot Zigmund (drums).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Peppermint Patty"		1:03
2.	"Easter Theme"/"Easter Theme" (reprise)		0:41
3.	"Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Opus 2: I. Allegro con brio"	Ludwig van Beethoven	0:13
4.	"Snoopy and Woodstock"		2:09
5.	"Linus and Lucy" (bridge)		0:30
6.	"Woodstock's Dream"		3:05
7.	"Snoopy's Gumballs"/"Sally and Linus"		1:07
8.	"Woodstock's Dream" (reprise)		0:31
9.	"Marcie's Song" (Kitchen Music)		1:00
10.	"Linus and Lucy" (bridge; reprise)		0:58
11.	"Woodstock's Pad"		0:45
12.	"Woodstock's Dream" (2nd reprise)		0:32
13.	"Music Box Dance" ("Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116")	Johann Sebastian Bach	0:50
14.	"Woodstock's Dream" (3rd reprise)		0:34
15.	"Easter Egg Soup" (Kitchen Music 2)		1:35
16.	"Linus and Lucy" (2nd reprise)/"Linus and Lucy" (3rd reprise)		1:27
17.	"Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus. 92: II. Allegretto"	Ludwig van Beethoven	1:35
18.	"Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace"	Ludwig van Beethoven	1:25
19.	"Salting Eggs"/"Linus and Lucy" (4th reprise)		1:20

Bonus track

No.	Title	Length
20.	"Woodstock Medley": a. "Woodstock's Wake-Up" b. "Little Birdie" c. "Woodstock's Dream" d. "Thanksgiving Theme" e. "Little Birdie (reprise)"	6:50

Personnel

Original 1974 personnel

Vince Guaraldi Quartet

• Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, harpsichord, guitars
• Seward McCain – electric bass
• Robert Claire – flute
• Glenn Cronkhite – drums
• Eliot Zigmund – drums

Additional

• John Scott Trotter – music supervisor

2021 personnel

"Woodstock Medley" (track 20), recorded at Hyde Street Studios, November 16, 2021

• David Benoit – acoustic piano
• Seward McCain – electric bass, flute
• Mike Clark – drums

2025 release personnel

• Sean Mendelson – producer, liner notes
• Jason Mendelson – producer, liner notes
• Vinson Hudson – restoration and mastering
• Clark Germain – mixing engineer
• Megan Rible – layout art
• Derrick Bang – liner notes
• John Strother (Penguin Recording) – tape archiving

References

1. "'It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!' Soundtrack Album Announced". Film Music Reporter. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
2. Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 92. ISBN 9780786474448.
3. CD liner/rear cover notes https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/its-the-easter-beagle-charlie-brown-soundtrack.1192922/ stevehoffman.tv