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Director:
Bill Melendez
Writer:
Charles M. Schulz (written by)
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Release Date:
9 December 1965 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Comedy | Family See more »
Tagline:
That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown! (2008 DVD re-release) See more »
Plot:
Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(192 articles)
Charlie Brown's voice artist gets probation
 (From RealBollywood. 9 May 2013, 1:35 AM, PDT)
It's a Charlie Brown Probation -- Peter Robbins Avoids More Jail Time for Ex-Girlfriend Stalking
 (From TMZ. 8 May 2013, 5:15 PM, PDT)
Charlie Brown Voice Actor Peter Robbins Pleads Guilty to Stalking, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend and Her Plastic Surgeon
 (From E! Online. 11 April 2013, 4:50 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
We still love you, Charlie Brown! See more (107 total) »

Cast

  (in alphabetical order)
Ann Altieri ... Freida (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Doran ... Schroeder / Shermy (voice) (uncredited)
Sally Dryer ... Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Melendez ... Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
Karen Mendelson ... Patty (voice) (uncredited)
Geoffrey Ornstein ... Pig-Pen (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Robbins ... Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Shea ... Linus Van Pelt (voice) (uncredited)
Kathy Steinberg ... Sally Brown (voice) (uncredited)
Tracy Stratford ... Lucy Van Pelt (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bill Melendez 
 
Writing credits
Charles M. Schulz (written by)

Charles M. Schulz (comic strip "Peanuts") uncredited

Produced by
Bill Melendez .... producer
Lee Mendelson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Vince Guaraldi 
 
Film Editing by
Robert T. Gillis 
 
Animation Department
Bob Carlson .... graphic blandishment
Herman Cohen .... graphic blandishment
Bernard Gruver .... graphic blandishment
Ruth Kissane .... graphic blandishment
Ed Levitt .... graphic blandishment
Bill Littlejohn .... graphic blandishment
Manuel Perez .... graphic blandishment
Beverly Robbins .... graphic blandishment
Frank Smith .... graphic blandishment
Dean Spille .... graphic blandishment
Reuben Timmins .... graphic blandishment (as Ruben Timmins)
Russ von Neida .... graphic blandishment
John Walker .... graphic blandishment
Eleanor Warren .... graphic blandishment
Rudy Zamora .... graphic blandishment
Alan Zaslove .... graphic blandishment
 
Music Department
Vince Guaraldi .... conductor
Lee Charlton .... musician: drums (song: "Surfin' Snoopy") (uncredited)
John Copolla .... musician: trumpet, "Surfin' Snoopy" (uncredited)
Eddie Duran .... musician: guitar (song: "Surfin' Snoopy") (uncredited)
Pat Firth .... musician: bass, "Surfin' Snoopy" (uncredited)
Jerry Granelli .... musician: drums (uncredited)
Vince Guaraldi .... musician: piano (uncredited)
Fred Marshall .... musician: bass (uncredited)
Frank Snow .... musician: trumpet, "Surfin' Snoopy" (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
25 min | Argentina:30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | UK:U | Canada:G | USA:TV-G | Singapore:G | South Korea:All
Company:
Lee Mendelson Film ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Linus's speech about the true meaning of Christmas is actually Luke 2:8-14 from the King James translation of the Bible.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The cels of Lucy in her psychiatry stand are not properly aligned to the background, so that the cutoff line of her body overlaps the edge of the tabletop.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Charlie Brown:[Charlie Brown and Linus stop at a wall on their trip to the pond for ice skating] I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.
[begins to walk with Linus again]
Charlie Brown:I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I always end up feeling depressed.
Linus Van Pelt:Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy's right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: Christmas Joy (#3.9)" (2008)See more »
Soundtrack:
Happiness ThemeSee more »

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30 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
We still love you, Charlie Brown!, 20 December 2003
Author: jweatherford27 from Lexington, KY

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.

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