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.

It's Christmastime, Charlie Brown! "A Charlie Brown Christmas" aired for the first time on Dec. 9, 1965 and just celebrated its 59th anniversary of bringing Christmas cheer to audiences.

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.

I’ve got a wonderful musical remix here for you to enjoy of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The video takes Charlie Brown’s classic musings about the true meaning of Christmas from the animated special and ...