Now what would Halloween, my favorite holiday, be without Charlie
Brown and the Great Pumpkin? Not to date myself, but I remember the very first time it aired on
CBS at the ripe old age of 7! I've never missed it since! Nothing encapsulates childhood, camaraderie and the spirit of
Halloween more than this Charles M. Schultz classic. Charlie
Brown and his bag of rocks, Snoopy and the Red Baron, Linus'
ingenious use of his security blanket for a ghost costume, Vince
Guaraldi's great score, and of course, bossy Lucy and her
sarcastic voice of reason - I think we all know a 'Lucy' growing up! All the feelings of anticipation, excitement and fear so commonly
associated with this spooky holiday is captured here - even the
feeling of great disappointment when awakening the day after and
knowing one must wait another FULL year for this greatest of
holidays to come again - another year to plan and live out your
fantasy. Well, at least there's Charlie Brown Xmas to get us over
the hump! Good Grief!!
Brown and the Great Pumpkin? Not to date myself, but I remember the very first time it aired on
CBS at the ripe old age of 7! I've never missed it since! Nothing encapsulates childhood, camaraderie and the spirit of
Halloween more than this Charles M. Schultz classic. Charlie
Brown and his bag of rocks, Snoopy and the Red Baron, Linus'
ingenious use of his security blanket for a ghost costume, Vince
Guaraldi's great score, and of course, bossy Lucy and her
sarcastic voice of reason - I think we all know a 'Lucy' growing up! All the feelings of anticipation, excitement and fear so commonly
associated with this spooky holiday is captured here - even the
feeling of great disappointment when awakening the day after and
knowing one must wait another FULL year for this greatest of
holidays to come again - another year to plan and live out your
fantasy. Well, at least there's Charlie Brown Xmas to get us over
the hump! Good Grief!!