Over the Rhine honors Charles Schulz

Anyone can record a holiday-themed song, or even a holiday-themed album. But few bands can claim to have made an intertextual holiday-themed song, unless that text is, well, the Bible. But Ohio-based Over the Rhine is all about new challenges, so on their recent Snow Angels, the band recorded “Goodbye Charles.”

The song is a salute to the late Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts, and thus, a staple of the holiday season, thanks to the yearly appearance of A Charlie Brown Christmas. “Goodbye Charles” is inspired by Schroeder’s piano riff in the television special, and the band is kindly sharing its simultaneous homage to the holidays and the comics right here, so check it out.

Related links:
OvertheRhine.com
Over the Rhine on MySpace
The official Peanuts website

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