A Charlie Brown Christmas (TV 1965) 8.3
Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas. Director:Bill MelendezWriter:Charles M. Schulz |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (TV 1965) 8.3
Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas. Director:Bill MelendezWriter:Charles M. Schulz |
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Ann Altieri | ... |
Freida
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Chris Doran | ... | |
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Sally Dryer | ... |
Violet
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Bill Melendez | ... |
Snoopy
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Karen Mendelson | ... |
Patty
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Geoffrey Ornstein | ... |
Pig-Pen
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Peter Robbins | ... |
Charlie Brown
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Christopher Shea | ... |
Linus Van Pelt
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Kathy Steinberg | ... |
Sally Brown
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Tracy Stratford | ... |
Lucy Van Pelt
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When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas paegent. Charlie Brown accepts, but it proves to be a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
I remember the first time that I saw this cartoon. I was about 6 or 7 years old, and I was starting to get into the Peanuts comic strips as I was learning how to read. From the first time I saw it, I knew there was something very different about this animated Christmas special that set it apart from others. Maybe it was the fact that it actually gave the true meaning of Christmas by having Linus quote Luke 2:8-14. Maybe it was able to capture charm and whit of the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz. Maybe it was the jazzy background music by Vince Guaraldi. Maybe it was all the above. I'm gonna go with the last one. To this day I still find this Christmas special to be a very touching one.