This Christmas, we have spent a great deal of time with Charlie Brown. We've added a tiny Snoopy to our tree.
We've admired the voice-over performances of Tracy Stratford, Cathy Steinberg, Peter Robbins, and especially Christopher Shea ("Linus"), in "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
We've listened obsessively to the Vince Guaraldi score; my favorite right now is "The Little Drummer Boy," with the staccato upper-octave piano line inserted over the quietly singing children.
But maybe the best Charlie Brown item this season has been Nate Silver's ranking of each and every dancer in the famous dance scene: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-a-charlie-brown-christmas-special-dancers-you-most-want-to-party-with/
Sally ranks at the bottom: "She is in her own space, having a good time, but not drawing me in...."
Snoopy's dance is dismissed (OVERRATED)....And "Guy in Orange" takes the top prize. ("The only reason I wouldn't want this guy at my party is that he would hook up with everyone.....")
You're welcome....
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