Mendelson, originally from San Francisco, was known for his work in"A Charlie Brown Christmas," the first animated special featuring"Peanuts" characters. The producer wrote the lyrics to the special's song"Christmas Time is Here."
"We are very sad to lose our wonderful father, but Lee would have said it was serendipitous to pass on Christmas when the song he wrote with Vince Guaraldi is being heard everywhere and the program he created with Charles Schulz and Bill Melendez is being celebrated around the world," Jason Mendelson told CNN.The special, which first aired on December 9, 1965, was an immediate critical and commercial hit, and it has since become a perennial holiday favorite..
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, an institution dedicated to the works of the"Peanuts" creator, tweeted about Mendelson's passing.
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