Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media ...

Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which owns the copyright to ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ and other shows, filed the suits in federal courts in New York and Washington, DC ...

It might be the most famous jazz album in the country — Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas, which first aired 60 years ago in December. Jason Mendelson — the son of Lee ...

Like a lot of people in my age group, I grew up watching the Peanuts cartoon specials. A Charlie Brown Christmas remains a holiday favorite, but there were many others that never quite gained the ...

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of 1976’s It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown AND the 60th Anniversary of the second Peanuts special, 1966’s Charlie Brown All Stars!, this Extended Soundtrack is Perfect ...

Omnivore Recordings has announced that Vince Guaraldi’s Oh, Good Grief! will be getting a reissue released on CD and yellow vinyl on May 30. Many people got to know Vince Guaraldi through his 1963 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christmas is coming early, Charlie Brown. If that’s not enough good grief, the fine folks at Craft also provided The A.V. Club ...

The owner of "Peanuts" music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and more filed lawsuits over alleged unauthorized uses of Vince Guaraldi's score.

The first “Peanuts” comic strip debuted in seven newspapers across the country on Oct. 2, 1950, according to the Charles M. Schulz Museum’s website. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the ...

Local author and longtime Davis Enterprise film critic Derrick Bang will discuss and read from the newly published second edition of his biography, “Vince Guaraldi at the Piano,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday ...

Lost late period Peanuts soundtrack sounds like a love letter from an old friend. Growing up in pre-Internet times, I often wondered what had happened to pianist composer Vince Guaraldi beyond the ...

On Oct. 18, Berkeley’s Amoeba Music hosted a “Peanuts” listening party celebrating the 75th anniversary of the comic with special guests Jason and Sean Mendelson, the sons of “Peanuts” animation ...