I can't imagine this happening today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dave Willat was eleven years old when he sang "Christmas ...

The 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Christmas gave us two classics. One is Charles M. Schulz’s beloved holiday story, based on his Peanuts comic strip. The second is the soundtrack, the Vince ...

Dave Willat was just 11 years old, wearing cutoffs and a T-shirt on a warm September evening in 1965, when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine choir practice at his church in San ...

Mendelson unpacks why the iconic special and its music resonate with us today It might be the most famous jazz album in the country — Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas, which ...

When “A Charlie Brown Christmas” first aired on December 9, 1965, TV executives—and even some of the show’s creators—were convinced it was going to flop. "Peanuts," the comic strip created by Charles ...

In the 75 years since its conception, Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip and its subsequent multi-media spin-offs has been a source of joy for people worldwide. In 1965, “A Charlie Brown Christmas ...

Sixty years ago — on Dec. 9, 1965 — a holiday special launched a new Christmas tradition. A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered, and it would become a beloved annual broadcast. For decades viewers ...

One of the most beloved holiday specials ever made doesn’t start with costumed pageants, joyful carols or snowmen come to life but with a self-aware declaration of seasonal depression. “I think there ...

While the best Christmas movies deserve their shine during the holiday season, holiday television specials still have their place for those short and sweet hits of fun. A Charlie Brown Christmas is ...