Editing Linus and Lucy (section)

==Cultural impact==
Since its introduction in ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' and widespread recognition in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' (1965), "Linus and Lucy" has become an emblematic cultural theme. Its cheerful, syncopated piano riffs became inseparable from the ''Peanuts'' franchise, appearing in nearly every subsequent special and often signaling scenes of ensemble interaction or mischief.<ref name="Bangbook"/>

Reflecting on the song in 2008, Mendelson said, "it just blew me away. It was so right, and so perfect, for Charlie Brown and the other characters. I have no idea why, but I knew that song would affect my entire life. There was a sense, even before it was put to animation, that there was something very, very special about that music."<ref name="Bangbook">{{Cite book |last=Bang |first=Derrick |title=Vince Guaraldi at the Piano |year=2012 |publisher=McFarland |location=[[Jefferson, North Carolina]] (U.S.) |isbn=978-0-7864-5902-5 |url=http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-5902-5 |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085911/http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-5902-5 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>