Okay, so, yesterday afternoon I popped in the Charlie Brown CD just for a casual first time listen while puttering around, and was stunned by the richness and beauty of both the score and the recording.
Much of this is new to me. Yes, I'm weird. While I grew up liking the Peanuts comic strip, I never developed a passion for the various animated incarnations of that world, and I never saw this movie. But -- wow. No wonder people are crazy about the music, and it's no wonder the CD sold out right away. VERY happy to have it.