Discover why the animated classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas" almost never appeared on television because of fears it was too serious.

CBS executives thought the 25-minute program was too slow, too serious and too different from the upbeat spectacles they imagined audiences wanted.

For this Christmas recommendation, I had no such challenge as – however unpredictably it might sound – the soundtrack for Charlie Brown’s Christmas Special ... it’s this one. Merry Christmas.

The four-minute sketch, which aired during the show’s Dec. 21 episode, relentlessly skewered the Charles Schulz animated classic while making several adults-only jokes.

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Charlie Brown is perhaps the most hapless character in all of fiction ... he gets hoodwinked into hosting an unwanted ...

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Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” jingles four places to No. 38, marking its first week in the chart’s top 40 – and John’s milestone 60th top 40 hit and Sheeran’s ...

Jake Ciely has your Week 17 fantasy football rankings, game notes and Christmas fun to finish the season with a smile.