Vince Guaraldi Trio - Heartburn Waltz
Although this is really a Thanksgiving tune (from the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie), I completely associate it with Christmas and winter weather. I’m a sucker for a songs with jazzy keyboard (Booker T and the MGs, 60s Brazilian bossa nova/ jazz, late beatles, most late 60s soul, The Roots, and of course, Guaraldi), and the tinkling notes make me picture— while looking down on a giant outdoor ice skating rink like Central Park— people whirling on ice… retro knit scarves and hats and whirling and stumbling and laughing and shivering in the 1960s. I think the simple and stripped down feel, makes it seem wintery to me. Its a great holiday ambiance song without an heavyhanded holiday message.
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Skating, also by Guaraldi on the Charlie Brown Christmas Album
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