A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) REACTION | Our FIRST TIME WATCHING this Peanuts Xmas Classic!

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[LatetotheParty]

A Charlie Brown Christmas Full Watch-Along:

[UncleMilo]

I can't believe you've never seen this before!!

One thing I love in this special is how when Linus gets to the middle of the Christmas story when Linus talks about the angel's words, he lets go of his blanket... and is not holding his blanket for the whole rest of the tale. It's a small detail, but a really clever one.

[damacattack]

This was the Godfather of all animated Christmas specials.

[BigGator]

"Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"

"Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights, please..."

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." - Luke 2 : 8-14 (KJV)

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

Merry Christmas! ✝️ 🙏 🎄 🎁

Fun Fact: First animated Peanuts special.

Flock By Night Fact: Snoopy's (Bill Melendez) dog house is blue in this special, but in subsequent specials it is red.

Tidings Of Great Joy Fact: Idiotic, tone deaf CBS executives greeted Vince Guaraldi's jazz score as an intrusion in the special that audiences would never accept.

Born This Day Fact: Cathy Steinberg, who did the voice of Sally Brown, had not yet learned to read at the time of production, so she had to be fed her lines, often a word or syllable at a time, which explains the rather choppy delivery. The unique delivery is actually endearing.

Fear Not Fact: Bill Melendez tried to talk Charles M. Schulz out of using Biblical references (especially Linus's speech) in this special. Schulz reportedly won him over. As it turned out, Linus' (Christopher Shea) recitation was hailed as one of the most powerful moments in the highly acclaimed special. In the comic strip, one of the recurring early themes was Linus' fear of reciting his Biblical passage in the Christmas pageant.

Heavenly Host Fact: Apple TV+ bought the rights to the Peanuts specials in 2020, and therefore 2020 was supposed to be the first year since A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered that it would not air on free television. However, after an outcry from the public for removing the programs from free television, the specials (beginning with A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and later this special) were offered to public television stations in November and December 2020, sponsored by Apple.

[YugSihtTsuj]

Fun fact: Fake Christmas trees were gaining in popularity in the early 1960s, and Charles Schultz hated them. He wrote this script partly in protest of them, and the public picked up on it...to the point that demand for metal, artificial Christmas "trees" dropped at once and never recovered.

[greigclement]

A lot of kids got a sly introduction to Jazz through the Vince Guaraldi Trio's soundtrack on Charlie Brown Holiday Specials.

[vincentsweargen]

This first aired the year I was born. I've literally seen every Christmas for my entire life. To this day, I never miss watching it.

[alexanderklepp]

Merry Christmas, Rob and Vanessa! It’s awesome that you get to see this for the first time. I love watching this special any time of year. Christmas Time Is Here is a song that makes me think of snow falling. The scene where Linus quotes the Bible hit me on a level I didn’t even register when I was younger. I think it’s amazing that this special was initially dismissed and the producers thought it would air once and never been seen again. That is so funny to think about now.

[alexbrunner]

Love this classic. My favorite scene is when Linus explains what Christmas is all about.

[Ernwaldo]

You guys are magic. Excellent couple & when you both are speechless with laughter, it’s fantastic. Great opening! Thank you for sharing.

Children are smart, receptive and learn, even if it’s not immediately noticeable. Fred Rogers knew this. He and the Peanuts were a big part in the life of this Child of the 1960s.

Happy Holidays & all the best for 2024.

[GenXDaddyO]

The soundtrack to this is THE greatest Christmas music ever created. Fight me.

[mjdaniel]

Born in 1962 and it doesn't really feel like Christmas until I hear that music from Vince Guaraldi

[mannys]

Can you imagine; the most potent moment was Linus speaking about someone who scarificed Himself for humanity; the true meaning of Christmas was given a eye-roll by the reactors; how far has society has fallen. They will be literally late for the party.

[jpdhi]

All the Peanuts cartoons makes me cry especially the movies.

[shallowgal]

This was the very first-ever full-length Peanuts cartoon.
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz was a practicing Lutheran.
Including the real meaning behind (the name) Christmas in prime time on CBS was still a gamble that it might be too religious.
It was also very unusual at the time to use child actors in animation and not to use a laugh track.
CBS showed this special every year from 1965 through 2000, when ABC acquired the rights. AppleTV+ bought them in 2020.
Miss Chiodo was my student teacher in junior high.

[thegingergyrl]

The Peanuts were really not a happy go lucky kids thing. As a very dark humored, sarcastic kid, the Peanuts spoke to me and has my entire life. To this day they are a part of my life. My gift this year for my husband is a Peanuts themed gift. My first watch was back in the 70’s on tv. It came on every year, much like It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!✌🏻👩🏻‍🦰👍🏻

[chandlermorgan]

10/10

 Perfection...and as important as egg nog and mistletoe for the holidays

This might just be the best kid's Christmas special ever. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER and HOW THE GRINCH STOLE Christmas are very, very close but I think I'd give this film the nod for two major reasons. First, the music by Vince Guaraldi is amazing--and one of the best sound tracks ever. Second, Charles Shultz insisted that this Christmas special actually talk about the REAL meaning of Christmas--with a reading from Luke of the Christmas story. Oddly, studio executives were apparently worried this might offend people! Imagine the gall of mentioning Jesus in a Christmas story!! This special is also amazing because it was the first Charlie Brown cartoon and subsequent films using the characters never quite matched this first great film and its success led to these other Peanuts films.

[krystleyarbro]

This is a family favorite of ours. We usually have a first watch after Thanksgiving, then watch again closer to Christmas.

[kingscorpion]

growing up in the 1970's, I really identified with Charlie Brown and felt the same way he did, and I perceived that everyone treated me the same way he was treated. but as it turned out, a few years ago I was finally diagnosed with PTSD, which also brought up acute depression and acute anxiety, and that I have been suffering from it all my life, since I was a toddler in the late 1960's!

[uncommon_niagara]

If you can find it, you should watch the animated SNL parody of this.