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Summary: Something I'll Never Grow Tired Of!!
Review: For years and years, I always had to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on broadcast television. I could never miss it! I finally missed it this year, and had to buy the DVD. Now, I will still watch it, even in the dead of summer. Even though there's nothing extra on the DVD, it's still fun to have it around for whenever you feel like watching it! A must have for kids and adults, alike!
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Summary: a classic
Review: Call me nostalgic, but this Christmas video remains one of the top Cartoons of all time. Children of all ages can relate to Charlie Brown's life as a misfit as well as his bewilderment over Christmas "Commercialism". His desire to be accepted and his quest for the true meaning of Christmas touch your heart.The early 2 dimensional animation is classic. Even children born with today's 3D computer animation are attracted to it. -And Vince Giraldi's music is jazz at it's classiest.
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Summary: A True Classic
Review: Few childrens' offerings stand as tall as this towering classic. It is arguably the finest Peanuts classic - and perhaps the finest childrens' Christmas special - of all time. Need I say more?
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Summary: I grew up watching this each year.
Review: This was my first exposure to Charlie Brown outside the comic strip. I was no older than C.B. himself at the time, I've grown older Charlie Brown is still a kid and he's still searching for the meaning of Christmas. And with a little help from his friend Linus Van Pelt and a lot of help from St.Luke he succeeds. I won this in a holiday contest but if I had the money, I'd gladly go out & buy it, this is one of those videos that's too good to just rent, you gotta have it to keep. The label says it all "a Peanuts© classic" and it is.
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Summary: Great TV, Fair DVD
Review: This DVD contains two Charlie Brown television specials, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" - which is wonderful, and "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown" - which is not. The DVD contains no other bonuses. But then again, it's inexpensive, and you get to own the hands-down best Christmas special ever.
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Summary: It's not Christmas without Charlie Brown
Review: Well let me tell you I am a big fan of A Charlie Brown Christmas! It was made so long ago that the animation is awful by todays standards, the sound is very poor... But it just puts you in such a good mood that you forget all about that! Charlie Brown the loser we all love to love teaches us the real meaning of Christmas with the help of Snoopy, Lucy and all the gang. This just sums up the happiness that Christmas brings to me... And contains the very cool Snoopy Dance! Check it out to help you get in touch with your inner child and find that holiday spirit!
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Summary: It's not Christmas without Charlie Brown
Review: Well let me tell you I am a big fan of A Charlie Brown Christmas! It just puts you in such a good mood! Charlie Brown the loser we all love to love teaches us the real meaning of Christmas with the help of Snoopy, Lucy and all the gang. This just sums up the happiness that Christmas brings to me... And contains the very cool Snoopy Dance! Check it out to help you get in touch with your inner child and find that holiday spirit!
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Summary: The Peanuts Gang and the True Meaning of Christmas
Review: This was the first Peanuts special and while the animation techniques have certainly improved over the years "A Charlie Brown Christmas" remains the best of the bunch because it has so much heart. For that matter, there might be other animated Christmas shows that are as good, but none of them are any better than this one, and that includes the Grinch. Okay, everybody tick off their favorite parts from this Holiday classic along with me and feel free to use your toes once you have used all your fingers: the kids skating on the pond, Snoopy skating on the pond, Lucy explaining how Christmas is run by a big eastern syndicate, Schroeder playing Jingle Bells on his toy piano, Charlie Brown finding a Christmas tree, Snoopy winning the decorating contest, and even above and beyond Vince Guaraldi's beloved musical score, there is Linus' explanation of what Christmas is all about. What other Christmas special is as explicit as "A Charlie Brown Christmas" of the true meaning of December 25th? You know, ever year when I watch this, I even sort of miss the commercial for Dolly Madison that were built into the show. I also think that the voices of the Peanuts gang, especially Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown and Christopher Shea as Linus, have never been as perfect as they are in this first outing. This is one of those rare videos that brings back your childhood in a rush of vibrant memories and feelings.
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Summary: Year After Year .... A Christmas Treasure!!
Review: "A Charlie Brown Christmas", originally aired in 1965, is simply a PERFECT television program! It can make you laugh, and cry, and think! I watch this program at least once every Christmas season, and have never failed to enjoy it immensely! It's similar to Christmas itself ... it's there to be treasured each and every year! There are so many little things we remember, and love, about this standout cartoon: Snoopy's "1st Prize" for his decorated dog house .... Linus' "meaning of Christmas" .... the great piano music score .... and, of course, Charlie Brown's poor little under-nourished tree! ("Maybe all it needs is a little love," exclaimed Linus. He was right!) MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN!!
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Summary: A Gunuine Christmas Classic For All Ages
Review: Perhaps the most endearing of all the Charlie Brown specials is "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first in a long series of made for t.v. half hour films portraying the famous Peanuts Gang. For almost forty years, watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" has been an eagerly anticipated event for millions of households. I recall watching it as far back as twenty-two years ago, and have watched it every Christmas since. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was made in a time when commercialism was running rampant all over the country. Stores advertising to shoppers what they ought to buy, long before Thanksgiving had come and gone. Unfortunately, we still see this blatant commercialism today, which makes this short film so very poignant and all the more special. Charlie Brown is assigned to direct the school Christmas pageant, much to his glee; for he feels accepted and worthy. When Lucy tells him to go out and get an alumminum tree, he takes Linus along with him. What Charlie Brown ultimately gets is a small, sickly looking tree, which is rapidly loosing its needles. But, Charlie can see how much the tree "needs him", somebody; something which he can identity with. When he returns, he finds the gang dancing to un-Christmas like music, instead of rehearsing their lines. They stop to take a look at the tree he brought, immediately burtsing out in mocking laughter. Apparently Charlie Brown has failed again. In disgust and humiliation he flees, taking the tree with him. And when he comes upon Snoopy's dog house, all decked out in Christmas lights, not to celebrate the joyous holiday, but to win money in a contest, Charlie Brown has had enough, and almost loses all faith in Christmas. Linus saves the day, somehow able to bring the tree back to life, and make it look much healthier and stronger. But it is when he explains the meaning of Christmas that the "gang" gets the point of Christmas, and what Charlie Brown was trying to do. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" ends with newfound meaning for Christmas, hopefully not soon forgotten by either the Peanuts Gang, or, more importantly ... us.
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