A Charlie Brown Christmas is 40 years old already? Good grief!
Like a package waiting to be opened, television viewers young and old know they can depend every year on a special holiday gift: a host of ageless shows celebrating the Christmas season.
Parents, grandparents and grandchildren anticipate the arrival of the traditional family classics -- from “A Christmas Carol" to “Jack Frost."
One of the most popular, about a “blockhead" and his friends, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. “A Charlie Brown Christmas" airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday (and Dec. 16) on WRTV.
Written by Charles M. Schulz, “A Charlie Brown Christmas" won an Emmy for Best Network Animated Special when it first aired in 1965 -- that, despite initial concerns about the show's religious theme, slow pace and jazz soundtrack. Last year, it ranked No. 1 among holiday specials, with 13.8 million viewers. (There's also a plethora of commemorative items available this year in honor of the show's anniversary.)
As Charlie Brown would say: “Good grief!"
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Like a package waiting to be opened, television viewers young and old know they can depend every year on a special holiday gift: a host of ageless shows celebrating the Christmas season.
Parents, grandparents and grandchildren anticipate the arrival of the traditional family classics -- from “A Christmas Carol" to “Jack Frost."
One of the most popular, about a “blockhead" and his friends, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. “A Charlie Brown Christmas" airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday (and Dec. 16) on WRTV.
Written by Charles M. Schulz, “A Charlie Brown Christmas" won an Emmy for Best Network Animated Special when it first aired in 1965 -- that, despite initial concerns about the show's religious theme, slow pace and jazz soundtrack. Last year, it ranked No. 1 among holiday specials, with 13.8 million viewers. (There's also a plethora of commemorative items available this year in honor of the show's anniversary.)
As Charlie Brown would say: “Good grief!"
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