Comments on: The Real Story Behind A Charlie Brown Christmas (and why it almost wasn’t shown)

By: SJ

SJ — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:29:00 +0000

It’s on DVD now. My entire life, my whole family has sat down to watch it together, and now we always can. Even if (for some unfathomable reason) they ever stop showing it on TV. =) Truly classic.

By: dawn

dawn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:56:00 +0000

I love the Charlie Brown Christmas special, despite the religious bits! It’s nice to have a calm, fun cartoon that has a sweet message.

By: daca

daca — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:27:00 +0000

The fact that they had to make another Charlie Brown Christmas episode shows the ongoing attempt at methodically watering down the American traditions to finally remove any reference to an actual reason for Christmas. I hadn’t seen the new one till last night, but it didn’t surprise me. There was an cleverly inserted likeness to the Linus scene in the original, but it stopped short of mentioning Christ. It’s a minor thing I know, but a minor part of a very large thing that is happening to our country. We’re on the down slide I believe. Still, Merry Christmas.

By: The Queen

The Queen — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:48:00 +0000

There is also a special call It’s Christmas Again Charlie Brown that fallows the substance of A Charlie Brown Christmas but is a little more more fun. I love them both. I also love the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I always laugh when Snoopy gets into the fight with the folding lawn chair.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:38:00 +0000

I totally agree with most of the posters on here, ACBC totally rocks! I love this special so much. Only one thing, to JoshM, Boris Karloff not only did the Grinches’ voice, he also narrated HTGSC as well. (At the beginning of the show it states this). Thurl Ravenscroft sang the classic song “Your’e a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”, as well!! I loved this post. I am currently reading “Sparky’s” biography now, and it is fascinating.

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:19:52 +0000

I love all of the Christmas specials. I found some of the classics(Charlie Brown, The Grinch, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Rudolph, Frosty, etc.) online and burned a DVD of them to show to my first grade students this year (I live in China, I can’t just record them off TV.)Very few of them had seen any of them, and it was cool to see their reactions to the classics for the first time.

By: - Cody

- Cody — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:05:37 +0000

*** Woo I love this character Charlie Brown. Many thanks for a trip down memory lane.

P.s I can remember most of their names, but cant remember the one in the picture above with Charlie Brown the one with a blanked and sucking he’s thumb, would love to know? Again thank you.

By: arcee

arcee — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:55:24 +0000

Just to set the record straight:

“A coronet is a small crown….”

“The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet….”

Above quotes from wikipedia.

btw, I love the original Charlie Brown Christmas too!

By: Josh M

Josh M — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:48:17 +0000

To Daisy: a coronet is nearly identical to a trumpet, really it’s a type of trumpet.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is a superb story that has stood the test of time. It’s over 40 years old now.

Schultz always focused on the kids in his Peanuts strip and so the adults never talked except in making some kind of noise to which the kids respond as if in conversation.

The only other Christmas Special from that era that is just as good today is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. You got Boris Karloff as the Grinch with Howard Keele narrating. What’s not to love? And it’s so true to Seuss’ story.

As for the article, how incredible that they were so PC even back then about the true meaning of Christmas. Well done Mr. Schultz, may you always rest in peace.

By: Daniel E. Friedman

Daniel E. Friedman — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:44:39 +0000

A classic cartoon with wonderful music. I will always have a soft spot for Charlie browm.