A Charlie Brown Christmas (2000)

About this title: On their update of Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio and friends -- which include Michael Brecker, Kenny Garrett, Steve Cole, Manhattan Transfer, Vanessa Williams, and the Boys Choir of Harlem -- infuse classics like "O Tannenbaum," "What Child Is This," and "Linus and Lucy" with a modern holiday spirit. Brian McKnight joins Chestnut, drummer Steve Gadd, and bassist Christian McBride on "The Christmas Song," and Williams and the Boys Choir of Harlem appear on "Christmas Time Is Here." "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and the Chestnut original "Me & Charlie Brown ... read more

Tracks:

1. Me and Charlie Brown [Chestnut]
2. Skating [Mendelson/Shify-Fel]
3. My Little Drum [Mendelson/Shify-Fel]
4. The Christmas Song [Torme/Wells]
5. Baby Dance [Chestnut]
6. Für Elsie [Chestnut]
7. What Child Is This? [Dix/Traditional]
8. Linus and Lucy [Mendelson/Shify-Fel]
9. O Tannenbaum
10. Christmas Time Is Here [Guaraldi/Mendelson]
11. Me and Charlie Brown [Chestnut]
12. Christmas Is Coming [Mendelson/Shify-Fel]
13. Greensleeves [Traditional]
14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [Mendelssohn/Wesley]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.