"A Charlie Brown Christmas" airs Dec 21 on NBCTHE ANIMATED HOLIDAY CLASSIC 'A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS' AIRS DECEMBER 21 ON ABC, PART OF THE '25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS' PROGRAMMING EVENTTHE ANIMATED HOLIDAY CLASSIC ‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’ Another PEANUTS Special, ‘Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales,’ Based on The ABC Television Network will air the beloved Emmy Award-winning PEANUTS special “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in 1965, on THURSDAY, DEC. 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST). The hour will also include a series of Christmas-themed animated stories entitled “Charlie Brown Christmas Tales,” based on Schulz’s work, in which each of the beloved PEANUTS characters – Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and Sally – star in his or her own charming animated vignette. (ABC OAD: 12/6/01). In the digitally remastered 1965 special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees everywhere during the Christmas season. Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant, and 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, Charlie Brown needs Linus’ help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is. The cast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” includes Peter Robbins (“Charlie Brown”), Christopher Shea as (“Linus”), Tracy Stratford (“Lucy”), Chris Doran (“Schroeder”) and Sally Dryer (“Violet”). “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was executive produced by Lee Mendelson and created and written by Charles M. Schulz. Bill Melendez is the producer and director, and Vince Guaraldi is the music composer. This program carries a TV-G parental guideline. About Peanuts Worldwide This program is broadcast with Spanish audio via SAP and carries a TV-G parental guideline. Follow ABC Publicity on Twitter and Instagram. Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) below: December 4, 2017 4:13pm ET by ABC Publicity |