A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965 25 min ★ 7.7 Animation, Family, Comedy, TV Movie

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.

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Cast

Peter Robbins

Charlie Brown (voice)

Christopher Shea

Linus Van Pelt (voice)

Tracy Stratford

Lucy Van Pelt (voice)

Cathy Steinberg

Sally Brown (voice)

Chris Doran

Schroeder / Shermy (voice)

Sally Dryer

Violet (voice)

Ann Altieri

Frieda (voice)

Geoffrey Ornstein

Pig-Pen (voice)

Karen Mendelson

Patty (voice)

Bill Melendez

Snoopy (voice)

Details

Director

Bill Melendez

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$96,000

Production

United Feature Syndicate, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, CBS

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

August 26, 2020

★ 9/10

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 ...

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GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

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.