<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Fantasy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Vince Guaraldi </Td> </Tr> <P> "Linus and Lucy" is a popular jazz piano composition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the Peanuts animated television specials . Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was released in 1964 on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown . A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced the song to a television audience of millions of children beginning in 1965 . Since that special, the piece has introduced most of the Peanuts TV cartoons, with the exceptions of the specials and other TV programs produced between 1979 and 1992 . It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Vince Guaraldi, and has gained status as the de facto theme song of the Peanuts franchise . </P> <P> The song was played to the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour as wake - up music on Day 2 of the STS - 123 mission on March 11, 2008 . It has been used as background music for The Weather Channel's local forecasts since 1999 and in advertisements for insurance firm MetLife . </P>

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