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A Charlie Brown Christmas

"That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!"

1965-12-09 Animation 25mins

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

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Storyline

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

  • Released
    1965-12-09
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $96,000
  • Runtime
    25mins
  • Genre
    Animation, Family, Comedy, TV Movie
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    8.3
  • Production
    United Feature Syndicate, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions

Crew

Bill Melendez
Director
Bill Melendez
Producer

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Cast

Peter Robbins

Peter Robbins

Charlie Brown (voice)
Christopher Shea

Christopher Shea

Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Tracy Stratford

Tracy Stratford

Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Cathy Steinberg

Cathy Steinberg

Sally Brown (voice)
Chris Doran

Chris Doran

Schroeder / Shermy (voice)
Sally Dryer

Sally Dryer

Violet (voice)
Ann Altieri

Ann Altieri

Frieda (voice)
Geoffrey Ornstein

Geoffrey Ornstein

Pig-Pen (voice)
Karen Mendelson

Karen Mendelson

Patty (voice)
Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

Snoopy (voice)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for A Charlie Brown Christmas
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A Review by narrator56 9

Written by narrator56 on 2020-08-26

Another one of those classic old children’s Christmas shows I first watched who knows when, but probably when it first came out, and have s... read more

Another one of those classic old children’s Christmas shows I first watched who knows when, but probably when it first came out, and have seen a couple dozen more times since then. When dealing with a show I loved as a kid, I refuse to try to separate the adult viewer and rate it more harshly. The memory and the childish feelings I had for it are wrapped up in its value for me. For example, I am an atheist, so the nativity story doesn’t carry a religious message for me, but I can appreciate its function in the story, and I read a lot of other fictional mythical origin stories without being cynical. It is funny that our minds connect the jazz theme with Christmas, when it is, well, jazz. Also an oddity that Bill Melendez was the producer, director and voice (such as it was) for Snoopy. They used children for a lot of the voices, rather than adults simulating child voices. It would be interesting to learn how children nowadays respond to seeing this old show for the first time, after being exposed to many other modern shows and animation techniques, video games, etc.

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A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

This is about the real meaning of Christmas...and the few haters of it are the pretentious that really don't like Christmas movies and are p... read more

This is about the real meaning of Christmas...and the few haters of it are the pretentious that really don't like Christmas movies and are prejudiced against religion. If you get beyond that, it's a heart-warming story with a lot of little sub stories to keep kids and adults with ADHD focused on the screen. Really though, it's something to be cherished, respected, and loved.

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A Review by Peter McGinn

Another one of those classic old children’s Christmas shows I first watched who knows when, but probably when it first came out, and have seen a couple dozen more times since then. When dealing with a show I loved as a kid, I refuse to ...

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A Review by narrator56 9

Written by narrator56 on 2020-08-26

Another one of those classic old children’s Christmas shows I first watched who knows when, but probably when it first came out, and have seen a couple dozen more times since then. When dealing wi...

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reviewer avatar

A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

This is about the real meaning of Christmas...and the few haters of it are the pretentious that really don't like Christmas movies and are prejudiced against religion. If you get beyond that, it's ...

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