The Peanuts special was developed in the early '60s, and even though Charles Schulz's comic strip was popular at the time, networks weren't particularly interested in the 30-minute Christmas special.

“They hated it,” producer Lee Mendelson recalled in a 2003 interview with the Archive of American Television. “The two top people just hated it. They said, it’s too slow and it’s very religious … and ...

Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Dec. 9, 1965, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” aired for the first time. It is the first animated adaption of the “Peanuts” newspaper cartoon by Charles Schulz. When the ...

"It was absolutely imperative for both Sparky Schulz and for my father that these children, that it be authentic, that it be ...

(Gray News) – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 60 years old on Tuesday. The classic 25-minute animated special debuted on television Dec. 9, 1965. It first appeared on CBS and is based on the comic ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On December 9, 1965, the Peanuts classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premiered. It quickly became a holiday tradition. In the story, the iconic Peanuts characters try to put on a ...

What better way to get into the holiday spirit and figure out what Christmas is all about than with "A Charlie Brown Christmas"? "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was released in 1965 and shows Charlie ...

If you want to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas," you need to sign up for a particular streaming service. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired in 1965. In the special, the Peanuts gang is putting ...

Break out the drooping, tiny Christmas tree and get ready to decorate it — it's time to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The 1965 animated special — which follows Charlie Brown, feeling down about ...

Since its debut 60 years ago, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” has been a holiday staple in American households. Although the “Peanuts” comic strip was incredibly popular at the time, network executives ...