But when Charlie Brown returns with the tree, he is raked over the coals by his peers, derided for his stupidity. This, too, is significant in that it visualizes the very real fears of the depressed.

No, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will not air on traditional cable this year. Previously, it aired on CBS, ABC and PBS until Apple purchased the rights to the "Peanuts" properties in 2020, making ...

A "Charlie Brown Christmas" will not air on any broadcast television network this year. Apple acquired the rights to all Peanuts properties 2020, which means only Apple TV+ subscribers have the ...

But when he brings the tree to the rehearsal, he is showered with ridicule. Advertisement “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is streaming on Apple TV+, where nonsubscribers can watch the special free ...

A version of this story appeared in the Dec 22, 2023-Jan 4, 2024 print issue under the headline: How Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree brings us back to Earth. Advertisement Most Read Stories ...

Charlie Brown, having Charlie-Browned his way through a disastrous attempt to direct a school pageant and the adoption of the most anemic specimen on a Christmas-tree lot, despairs over the crass ...