Lee Mendelson, the producer and lyricist behind A Charlie Brown Christmas, died at age 86 on Christmas day, according to a report from NBC News.
Mendelson is perhaps most prominently known for penning the lyrics to A Charlie Brown Christmas’ iconic holiday song “Christmas Time is Here.”
Mendelson died at his home in Hillsborough, California of congestive heart failure at the age of 86, according to a statement Mendelson’s son gave initially to the Associated Press.
Source: IGN.com A Charlie Brown Christmas Producer and Lyricist Dies on Christmas Day