Product Description With the help of his best friend Linus, Charlie Brown seeks the true meaning of Christmas amidst rapant commercialism.
Amazon.com This television classic features the Peanuts characters in the story of Charlie Brown's problematic efforts to mount a school Christmas pageant. Everybody's on board: Lucy, Snoopy, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, but the biggest impression is surely made by Linus, who stops the show with his recitation from the gospels of the story of Christ's birth. --Tom Keogh
Merry Christmas Charlie BrownJune 15, 2010 Michael Patrick Boyd(Waukesha, WI) A Charlie Brown Christmas is twenty-five minutes long and first aired on television on December 9, 1965. Basically it is Christmas time again and Charlie Brown is depressed because of all the commercialism going around. Even Snoopy is getting caught up in the commercialism by decorating his dog house and entering in contest for money. Charlie Brown stops by Lucy's psychiatric booth. After going through a list of phobias, she decides that Charlie Brown needs involvement and suggests to him that he direct the school play. Charlie Brown agrees and heads over to the school, but the Peanut gang is in no mood to cooperate and this upsets him. Lucy suggests taking Linus with him to get a bright shiny aluminum Christmas Tree to put the play in the right mood. Charlie Brown returns with a tree that looks a stick with a few twigs on it. The gang laugh at him saying can't you do anything right. At this point Charlie Browns yells out: doesn't anybody know the true meaning of Christmas. At this point Linus makes his famous speech:
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
At this point Charlie Brown picks up the tree and leaves. Charlie Brown on his way home passes by Snoopy's doghouse and sees that it has won first prize. Charlie Brown takes a Christmas oornament off the doghouse and put it on the tree. The weigh of the bulb is too much for the scrawny tree and the tree leans to the ground and Charlie Brown flee thinking he has killed the tree. Unknown to Charlie Brown the Peanut gang has followed behind and when they arrive add the rest to the decorations on the tree to make it look fuller. Charlie Brown returns and is amazed to see what has happen to his tree. In the end everybody sings Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. There is one on going goof towards the end of the special. The tree that Charlie Brown buys, the number of needles and branches on the tree keep changing from scene to scene. Overall it is a good holiday special. A Charlie Brown Christmas gets an AAA+++.
DVD FEATURES
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1. Christmas Time Is Here
2. Holiday Let Down
3. Letter To Santa Claus
4. Director Charlie Brown
5. The Perfect Tree
6. The Meaning of Christmas
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Main Menu
The companion video to this is It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown which is twenty-eight minutes and was originally aired on television November 27, 1992. As for Peanuts holiday specials are concern, this is an all-time low. The special is made up of mini shorts that have no continuity to them. In on short Charlie Brown is trying to sell Christmas wreaths door to door. In another short Peppermint Patty worries about her Christmas book report. This happens all through the holiday special. After the original airing, It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown was aired a few more times and has not air since then. It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown with it lousy storyline gets a D-.
DVD FEATURES
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1. Big Holiday Bucks
2. Vacation Reading
3. Snoopy Claus
4. The Joy of Getting
5. Peggy Jean
6. Mary Wears Glasses
7. Hark
8. Joy To the World
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A Charlie Brown Christmas VHSMarch 12, 2010 Jose Lopez(Miami,Florida USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have This Charlie Brown VHS,Charlie brown in hindsight looking at his attitude is depressing, but it brings back alot of memories, who didn't watch Charlie brown growing up? no Matter the age. Who hasn't seen a Charlie Christmas Special. or other holiday specials? It's great viewing for all ages.
A Christmas Original from Charlie BrownFebruary 9, 2010 Ronald M. Etters 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My grandchildren and I enjoyed the gentle reminders in this classic movie of what Christmas is really about! Since the broadcasters frequently preempt this traditional Christmas program with political or other events, we are very glad to have our own copy now. Merry Christmas at all!
Charlie Brown ChristmasFebruary 5, 2010 Mondsee(VA USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I sent this DVD to my grandson in Vienna, Austria; it was for him to enjoy it, and not getting bored while the family was gathering; it ended up that the entire family "gathered around Charlie Brown"
Charlie Brown delights as alwaysJanuary 26, 2010 laserdoc(Chelsea, Michigan, USA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The new blu ray version of A Charlie Brown Christmas is excellent. The colors are superb, the sound too. And none of the original charm is lost. Highly recommended.
