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.
How a pure and simple speech from a cartoon child inspires viewers to contemplate the true meaning of Christmas.
When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the rest of the “Peanuts” gang ridicule his choice. “I guess I really don’t know what Christmas is all about,” the ...
The beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns for its annual run of nearly ... Humble, lo-fi animation? And was that a ...
A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted to acclaim, and it has since embedded itself in holiday tradition. But what many don’t know ...
CBS executives were dubious. But the sincerity of Snoopy and the ‘Peanuts’ gang has resonated with audiences for nearly 60 ...
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is one of our nation's most beloved seasonal traditions. Experts weigh in on what it took for ...
Entertainment historian Bob Barnett remembered sitting in front of his “old television set with its rabbit-ear antennas, ...
That’s a common and understandable association, but I think it’s built on a misunderstanding of, to use the cliche, the true meaning of Christmas. Charlie Brown had ... most well-known verse in the ...