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A Charlie Brown Christmas

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

7.7 / 10

25 minutes

1965-12-09

English

US

Actors :

Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Tracy Stratford, Cathy Steinberg, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Ann Altieri, Geoffrey Ornstein, Karen Mendelson, Bill Melendez

Description

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.

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

6/23/2021, 3:58:43 PM

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 ...

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023, 4:21:57 AM

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.