On Dec. 9th, 1965 - 50 years ago - nearly half of the US population tuned in to A Charlie Brown Christmas (Album Official) by Charles Schultz, an animated broadcast that featured the music of the Vince Guaraldi Trio . Here is Jerry Granelli, the only surviving member of the original trio performing 'A Charlie Brown Christmas Theme, Linus', from the CBC Music archives. | CBC Music

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown and friends! Watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas” this Sunday, December 13 on your local PBS KIDS channel at 7:30 ET/6:30 CT pm. The special will not be available to livestream on the PBS KIDS Video App. Check your local listings for more on-air showtimes: http://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules | PBS KIDS

What's your favorite Peanuts character? We're super excited to team up with Apple TV to share #ACharlieBrownChristmas with you this year! Tune in to this special one-night event on WLIW on Sunday, Dec 13 at 7:30/6:30c.🎄 #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #Christmas | WLIW New York Public Media