The Peanuts gang has a home for holidays, and you can keep tradition alive by streaming A Charlie Brown Christmas with your friends and family.
For almost 50 years, Charles M. Schulz wrote and drew the Peanuts comic strip, which introduced the world to Charlie Brown, his dog, Snoopy, and their supporting cast of memorable characters. However, Schulz’s greatest contribution to pop culture may be the 1965 Christmas special A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Schulz personally wrote the animated debut of the Peanuts gang, and it was at his insistence that the special didn’t shy away from the religious aspect of Christmas or from acknowledging the commercialization of the holiday that often drowns out the true meaning of the season. It was also Schulz’s idea for Charlie Brown to find a Christmas tree that embodied the eternal underdog of his own character.
Despite some fears that A Charlie Brown Christmas would be a failure, it was a massive hit with critics and audiences alike, paving the way for it to become an annual holiday tradition to be broadcast on television. And for 57 years, fans could always count on finding A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV as they shared it with their family and children. For the second year in a row, A Charlie Brown Christmas, will only be available on a streaming platform.
