𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 When “A Charlie Brown Christmas” aired in December 1965, it subverted expectations in many ways, including by omitting the standard “laugh track,” which was popular in television at the time, and also by featuring voices of real children to play Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and the rest of the gang. The children’s chorus who sang on the tracks “Christmas Time is Here” and “Hark

Today.....years ago Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special, and is the first TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The program made its debut on CBS on December 9, 1965. In 1965, CBS gambled big on an animated spectacular that’s now become a holiday tradition. This iconic special has earned both an Emmy and a Peabody and has remained a fan favorite for decades. The Peanuts comic strip had become a worldwide phenomenon after its debut in 1950, a