50 years ago today, a beloved Christmas tradition began: Families first gathered in their living rooms to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas” when it premiered on December 9, 1965. A half-century later, the animated TV special is still remembered for the unbeatable dance moves on display by Charles Schulz’ characters, Vince Guaraldi’s widely recognizable jazz score, the now-iconic image of Charlie Brown’s sad little Christmas tree, and the sweet story about Charlie Brown attempting to direct the gang’s play and learning the true meaning of Christmas. ABC will celebrated the big anniversary with the retrospective “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!” hosted by Kristen Bell. The retrospective aired at the end of November and will air again on the network on Thursday, December 24 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Other notable December 9 happenings in pop culture history: • 1962: The debut studio album of The Supremes, “Meet the Supremes,” was released.
- 12/9/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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