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$\"\"$ The title will probably attract grammar nazis in large numbers. But the wording is intention, indicating that what I play in the video below is\u00a0almost<\/em> \u201cChristmas Time Is Here,\u201d the classic jazz piece by Vince Guaraldi from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. Alas, it is a bit rusty (I don\u2019t play it that often apart from around Christmas time, for obvious reasons), but I\u2019m posting it here in the hopes that I will later post an \u201cafter\u201d to correspond to this \u201cbefore\u201d \u2013 ideally with some sign of improvement when the two are compared!<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title will probably attract grammar nazis in large numbers. But the wording is intention, indicating that what I play in the video below is\u00a0almost \u201cChristmas Time Is Here,\u201d the classic jazz piece by Vince Guaraldi from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. 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