A Charlie Brown Christmas

This Christmas classic is a 1965 American animated television special which made its debut on the CBS television network on December 9, 1965. It is the first TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts by the late Charles M. Schultz. In the special, Charlie Borwn finds himself depressed despite the onset of the cheerful holiday season.  After Lucy suggests he direct a neighborhood Christmas play, his best efforst are ignored and mocked by his peers whe he chooses a puny Christmas tree as a centerpiece. 

Charles M. Schulz

1922-2000

On November 26, 2022, over 75 American syndicated cartoonists honored Schulz on what would have been his 100th birthday.