A Charlie Brown Christmas

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Summary: My personal favorite Peanuts cartoon
Review: Every year, they air this special on CBS. I got it on video last year, and it's so much fun to watch, you can't just watch it on Christmas, :). Especially if you like the Peanuts gang who'll never die even though Charles Schulz has.

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Summary: Something beautiful and special...
Review: Its wonderful to have this treasure out on DVD! Charles Schulz was a genius, and this special his finest television work. Some extras would have been appropriate; perhaps the rare Peanuts commercials and print ads for Ford. ("How Green Was My Value?") A must in any format!

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Summary: My all Time Favorite Special fom PEANUTS!!!
Review: Poor Charlie Brown is sad around holiday time... In a way he was right about the holiday being to Comercial.. The Peanuts do a WONDERFUL job of telling kids about the true meaning of Christmas. It is not just getting presants.. It is about having friends and family around. I won't spoil the rest, but watch for Linus telling Charlie Brown what Christmas is really about.. This is something all of us could watch and feel good about..

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Summary: CHRISTMAS TREAT
Review: Word has it that Charles Schultz, when presented with the idea of an animated Christmas special for television based on his wildly popular "grown-up" kids, he insisted that it feature the Bible prominently. The studio honchos thought this would be poison; Schultz held out, feeling that the message of the Christmas story was infinitely more compelling than something fictional and fanciful. He was right, of course, and Linus' shepherd soliloquy remains the highlight of this delightful, melancholy and enduring musical treat. Those Peanuts characters, with their odd heads and instantly recognizable voices, are as much philosophers as they are cartoons. This is one special everyone should watch every year, and get a bit of real Christmas.

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Summary: Very Good Transfer to DVD
Review: Commenting on what a wonderful Christmas special this is would be superfluous: I would only be echoing the comments of all the reviews of the VHS edition. As for the DVD edition, it's a good transfer, clean, no artifacts, good sound. Skip the second feature, "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown." It just doesn't compare. My only gripe about the DVD: they fixed the one moment in the original master that captured my attention and my heart. Every year, I watched for the moment when the Peanuts gang gathered around the newly decorated little tree and began singing "Loo loo loo, loo loo loo loo loo" to the tune of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." As the camera pulls in on the left side of the group and pans right, Pig Pen's head disappears for one frame when they all take a breath. You can see Patty's orange dress suddenly appear where his head was. I was really sorry to see them fix that. I don't know why, but it makes the cartoon even more endearing to me.

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Summary: Funny and Delightful
Review: The best Peanuts special ever as Charlie Brown, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang search for the meaning of Christmas, albet it in their own comic fashion. The gang is putting on a holiday play and Charlie Brown has to buy a X-Mas tree for the show. He and Linus buy one, and in the course of doing so, discover what the holidays are all about. Snoopy also wins First Prize for his holiday decorated Dog House. Has taken it's place alongside how the Grinch Stole Christmas, as a holiday classic, and can be watched and enjoyed all year round.

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Summary: A Timeless Classic!
Review: This video has been around longer than me and has earned a place in my heart. It is a must have for every one who collects Peanuts' videos. Though it was done in 1965 it still holds true today. It is full of wit and charm and is fun and entertaining for all ages. It has become a Christmas tradition in our home to watch it every year!

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Summary: "Charlie Brown on the Screen"
Review: In 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was first seenontelevision, and it told the story of our hero confronted with yetanother problem. Good grief! Christmas is coming and he's not happy. As he explains to his friend, Linus, no one is thinking about the true meaning of the holiday. His sister, Sally, is only concerned about the presents she will get; his friend Lucy wants to buy a "big, shiny, aluminum Christmas tree"; even his dog Snoopy enters his doghouse in a contest for the best-deorated house in the neighborhood. When Charlie Brown is persuaded to direct the school Christmas pageant, he declares "This is one play that's not going to be commercial!"...~PEANUTS: A GOLDEN CELEBRATION

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Summary: Charlie Brown Christmas
Review: Wonderful Christmas movie for children and also for adults.

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Summary: Again, Still Poor Charlie Brown.
Review: The little kid in me liked it very much. As always life doesn't treat Charlie Brown very well. I thought it was funny to see him try to do a school assignment and have fun over Christmas vacation at the same time. The one thing he wants and waits for most he misses. GOOD GRIEF! . It's so nice to see a movie for this holiday. You don't find these very often. It makes the holiday season complete.