that's when mendelson heard a vince guaraldi song on the radio. >> cast your fate to the wind. ♪♪ >>forever associated with charlie brown. ♪♪ >> reporter: but the opening song of the tv special became forever associated with christmas. ♪ christmastime is here ♪s d chs just a piano, bass, and drums, but mendelson thought it should be sung. with time running out, he wrote the words himself. >> lee dashed off some lyrics, basically on the back of a paper bag. >> reporter: the children's singing voices belongs to carrie, dave, and a couple others from the san francisco church choir. >> it is fun to work with the kids. and this group here is fabulous. >> reporter: the recordings you made have probably been listened to more tha many of the biggest pop singers. >> it starts to get a little discouraging when you put it that way. because that $15 isn't getting us anywhere. >> reporter: the kids got $5 for each recording session, no royalties. >> the singers with catch as can and haphazard, but you got to hang out with people. >> and to be part of this iconic show that really touches people fo

were very close to certain — peter mendelson were very close to certain journalists and it always _rtain journals can be uncomfortable with that. that certainjournals can be used as mouthpieces for certain politicians.— mouthpieces for certain oliticians. , ., politicians. kitty, i wonder if ou politicians. kitty, i wonder if you agree — politicians. kitty, i wonder if you agree with _ politicians. kitty, i wonder if you agree with that - politicians. kitty, iwonder if- you agree with that assessment. absolutely. i started work in the lobby in the affairs of the i did know of many people it seemed to me that the certain senior types that i think at the time were getting all these groups was up and my employers were saying, where are you are in all this, why are you getting scoops? as i get older and develop my own contacts same thing happens with that you have to take a view every time you are told something as michael said, why is this person telling me there is and what is their position in the party? what is their position in the .a ? , ., , , , party? presumably if they give ou

and blair and mendelson, actually boasting, willing to privatize more than sheet. well, that's your philosophy. how can you build an e conquering anywhere in the world except by handing over money to unscrupulous grot, local politicians and landlords, an opening into some grain? and of course, they make the money themselves. they've built mansions for themselves, or, you know, option. it would have taken $5000.00 to build a small house with 2 or 3 bedrooms of mount breaks to house, an afghan fan. why didn't they do it? they didn't do it because of the idea of doing it. had been outlawed and banished, more or less in the west, it serves on what the cost of the wars is estimated at trail and trillion trillions, ingredients, it wouldn't build anything for the all great people. well of, finally, just on, i mean, julian assange famously said that the afghan war was a recycling mechanism of a taxpayer dollars into the arms companies in merced. reason all those companies lobbied for in on k street and their profit. you, you wish to say that it is optimism in the sense tha

i remember in the blair years both alastair campbell and peter mendelson were very close to certain journalistsmed to be those journalists that came out with the stories that were favourable to the blair government. and i was very uncomfortable with that. and i think a lot of colleagues were uncomfortable with that. that certain journals can be used as mouthpieces for certain politicians. kitty, i wonder if you agree with that assessment? absolutely. i started work in the lobby during blair years. i did not know many people and it seemed to me that the certain senior types that i think at the time were getting all these scoops and my employers were saying, where are you are in all this, why are you not getting scoops? as i get older and develop my own contacts same thing happens with that you have to take a view every time you are told something as michael said, why is this person telling me this and what is their position in the party? presumably if they give you information a couple of times and you don't run a story, in the end they get it well, this journalists isn't much use to me because

if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.. >> shop and dine the 49 promotes loophole businesses and changes residents to do thirds shopping and diane within the 49 sq