Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: A Charlie Brown Christmas : The Making of a Tradition by Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez ISBN: 0-06-019851-6 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Comment: This book is for anybody who's seen A Charlie Brown Christmas virtually every year it's been on TV or via VHS or DVD.
It includes storyboards of the Ford commercials which featured Linus and Lucy back in 1962 (3 years before this classic TV special debuted). Not only that, it features advertisements in TV guide, an interview with Bill Melendez, who animated all the Peanuts specials and films up to Charles Schulz's untimely death in 2000), and a few essays from Lee Mendelson, who worked side by side with Melendez on each of the specials. It also features a few words from Peter Robins (the 1st voice of Charlie Brown) and Chris Shea (who played Linus). You also get a tribute to Vince Guaraldi who composed the music (not to mention that it includes the sheet music for "Linus and Lucy" and "Christmastime Is Here"). This book mentions how they came up with the adult "voices" in the specials and Schulz's conditions on working on Charlie Brown Christmas (one was that real children would do the kids' voices, and another was that the Gospel of Luke was present in the script in order to remind the audience the true meaning of Christmas).
Most importantly, this book includes the entire script of Charlie Brown Christmas with stills from the special. In essence, there is enough information for you to cast your own stage production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. There is one slight error in the script, however- the Peanuts gang is not humming "O Little Town of Bethelehem" at the finale but "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (unless this was written in the original script and changed at the last minute). Finally, turn the pages and you'll see Snoopy cause Charlie Brown to crash into the tree in the one scene that begins the special!
Recommended to all Peanuts collectors and all who love the classic special that started it all for Peanuts animation. I got this from a good friend as a Christmas present!
Rating: 5
Summary: An interesting overview of the creation of a classic
Comment: My earliest memories of watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, was when I was in kindergarten. I taped the show that year, and prefer my 1985 viewing over any video for sale. Even so, this book by Lee Mendelson tells us the great back story about making the story. Charles Schulz was instrumental in plenty of great decisions: such as the inclusion of Linus's reciting the "true meaning of Christmas," the use of actual children for the voices of Charlie Brown and the rest of the cast, and the absence of an annoying laugh track. There is even commentary by Bill MElendez, a former Disney animator, who was tasked with prepping and getting the Christmas special ready in 6 months. Even in the beginning, the network executives did not love it, but it ranked #2 in the top 5 of shows after premiering December 9, 1965. We even get insight into Jazz musician Vince Guaraldi, who made the catchy tune "Linus and Lucy," which all of us associate with the Peanuts gang. The book even includes piano music to play, and an illustrated screenplay of the TV show. I'd recommend buying this book along with the Peanuts 50th anniversay book that was written by Schulz, as well as Peanuts 2000, which chronicles the last year of the comic strip.
Rating: 3
Summary: One of TV¿s worthwhile traditions-Revisited
Comment: Lee Mendelson , one of the men behind all of the Peanuts cartoons, has created a tribute book for one of the most watched and appreciated Christmas specials. Inside you'll find the history of the cartoon, from its humble beginnings as an idea put forth by Coca-Cola looking for a Christmas special, to the inspired use of Vince Guaraldi's wonderful jazz, and the casting of "real" children as the voices, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS proved to be a series of fortuitous events. This is an enjoyable keepsake for fans of the show, but there is some obvious padding, I mean, 90 pages of illustrated script? The book is only 192 pages long. There are other extras, like the production sheets and Melendez's original backgrounds. They are welcome sights and it would have been nice to see more effort put into details like these. That being said I enjoyed the book, but would only recommend it if you get a break on the retail price.
 |
Title: A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz, Paige Braddock ISBN: 0689846088 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title:A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special ASIN: B000000XDJ Publisher: Fantasy Pub. Date: 19 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
 |
Title: A Charlie Brown Christmas: Piano Solo ISBN: 0634029797 Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title:A Charlie Brown Christmas ASIN: B00004W5UM Publisher: Paramount Studio Pub. Date: 12 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.99 |
 |
Title: A Peanuts Christmas by Charles M. Schulz ISBN: 0345453514 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
