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A Charlie Brown Christmas
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales is
one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters
from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired
on the ABC network in 2002.
Synopsis
The special consists of a series of vignettes, each one starring a
different member of the Peanuts gang in various Christmas time
situations. The installments are as follows:
Happy Holidays from Snoopy
Snoopy unsuccessfully tries to get Lucy to ask him to join her in
the skating show, but she's only interested in Schroeder. Later, he
dresses up like Santa Claus to work as a bell-ringer. At one point,
while dressed as Santa, he plays "Oh! Susanna" on the accordion,
which Lucy comments "isn't very Christmasy." Upon hearing that, he
quickly switches to "Christmas Time is Here". He also attempts to
make peace with the ferocious cat who lives next door.
Yuletide Greetings from Linus
Linus tries to decide what kind of letter he should write to Santa
and toys with the affections of the strange girl at school who
keeps changing her name. Like "Jessibelle", "Susan", "and Rebaca". |
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown DVD includes
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Get the original 1965 classic
A Charlie Brown Christmas DVD |
Season's Greetings from Sally
Sally decides to give everyone paper airplanes for Christmas and she
discovers that "Samantha Claus" is actually "Santa Claus", embarrassing
herself at school. Later, she decides to "fall down" a tree for
Christmas. When Charlie questions her about her plan, she says "I don't
know how to cut down a Christmas tree. When I look at, I hope it'll
just fall down." Later, just such an occurrence happens.
Peace on Earth from Lucy
Lucy struggles with being nice and tries to get Schroeder and Linus to
buy her presents.
Merry Christmas from Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown and Sally prepare for Christmas together.
Voice cast
* Wesley Singerman: Charlie Brown
* Serena Berman: Lucy van Pelt
* Megan Taylor Harvey: Sally Brown
* Corey Padnos: Linus van Pelt
* Bill Meléndez: Snoopy and Woodstock
* Lauren Schaffel: Lydia
* Christopher Ryan Johnson: Schroeder
* Tim Deters: Rerun van Pelt
Origin
Since airtime versus commercial has decreased since the creation of A
Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965, in part due to a change in the
delivery of closing credits for most shows in the 1990s, it became
impossible for all of A Charlie Brown Christmas to be aired in a
half-hour time slot (in 2007, the special ran, with commercials, for 32
minutes).
CBS made several cuts to the program to keep it in the half-hour time
slot, including standardizing the closing credits and cutting out the
closing song of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." Fans of the special
were angered by the cuts and thus, in order for it to be possible for
all of the original special to be aired, ABC gave the special a full
hour block when it acquired the rights to the special after creator
Charles Schulz's death. However, this left about eighteen extra
minutes. When the show moved to ABC, for the first two years the
station aired a "retrospective" special featuring the voice cast and
producers of the special; however, two years later, this program was
created to fill the rest of the hour.
This special is also included as a bonus feature on the
DVD for I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown.
Writers
Happy Holidays: Bill Meléndez
Yuletide Greetings: Corey Padnos, Lauren Schaffel & Tim Deters
Season's Greetings: Hannah Leigh Dworkin & Christopher Ryan Johnson
Peace on Earth: Serena Berman
Merry Christmas: Welsey Singerman
Trivia
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate
any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (June
2008)
* "O Tannenbaum" is played on the soundtrack when Sally goes out to
"fall" down a tree. "O Tannenbaum" was played twice in the original A
Charlie Brown Christmas, first when Charlie Brown and Linus went out to
get a Christmas tree and later when Charlie Brown carried the scrawny
tree to Snoopy's doghouse. As in the original special, the song is
played on the piano.
* Sometimes when this airs on ABC, they show "Yultide Greetings from
Linus" and "Season's Greetings from Sally" comes before "Happy Holidays
from Snoopy" for an unknown reason.
Peanuts TV Specials - Linked Shows are
available on DVD
| Name |
Original Air Date |
Network |
Current Network |
|
A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
1963 |
Unaired |
None |
|
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
December 9, 1965 |
CBS |
ABC |
| Charlie Brown's All-Stars |
June 8, 1966 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown |
October 27, 1966 |
CBS |
ABC |
| You're in Love, Charlie Brown |
June 12, 1967 |
CBS |
None |
| He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown |
February 14, 1968 |
CBS |
None |
| Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz |
May 24, 1969 |
CBS |
None |
| It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown |
September 27, 1969 |
CBS |
None |
| Play It Again, Charlie Brown |
March 28, 1971 |
CBS |
None |
|
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown |
October 29, 1972 |
CBS |
ABC |
| There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown |
March 11, 1973 |
CBS |
None |
|
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving |
November 20, 1973 |
CBS |
ABC |
| It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown |
February 1, 1974 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown |
April 9, 1974 |
CBS |
ABC |
|
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown |
January 28, 1975 |
CBS |
|
| You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown |
October 28, 1975 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown |
January 9, 1976 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown |
March 16, 1976 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown |
October 24, 1977 |
CBS |
None |
| What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown |
February 23, 1978 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown |
January 5, 1979 |
CBS |
None |
| You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown |
March 19, 1979 |
CBS |
None |
| She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown |
February 25, 1980 |
CBS |
None |
| Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown |
October 24, 1980 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Magic, Charlie Brown |
April 28, 1981 |
CBS |
None |
| Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown |
October 30, 1981 |
CBS |
None |
| A Charlie Brown Celebration |
May 24, 1982 (1981) |
CBS |
None |
| Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? |
February 21, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown |
May 16, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? |
May 30, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown |
April 16, 1984 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown |
March 20, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown |
May 14, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
November 6, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! |
January 1, 1986 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy!!! The Musical |
January 29, 1988 |
CBS |
None |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown |
September 27, 1988 |
CBS |
None |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown |
February 2, 1990 |
CBS |
None |
| Why, Charlie Brown, Why? |
March 16, 1990 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy's Reunion |
May 1, 1991 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown |
1992 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown |
November 27, 1992 |
CBS |
None |
| You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown |
January 18, 1994 |
NBC |
None |
| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown |
Straight to video (1997) |
Unaired |
|
| Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz |
February 11, 2000 |
CBS |
None |
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years |
May 10, 2000 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown |
Straight to video (2000) |
Unaired |
|
| The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" |
December 6, 2001 |
ABC |
Unknown |
|
A Charlie Brown Valentine |
February, 14, 2002 |
ABC |
ABC |
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales |
December 8, 2002 |
ABC |
ABC |
|
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown |
August 29, 2003 |
ABC |
Unnoted |
|
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown |
December 9, 2003 |
ABC |
ABC |
| He's a Bully, Charlie Brown |
November 20, 2006 |
ABC |
ABC |
The
Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
| Episode Name |
Original Air Date |
| Snoopy's Cat Fight |
9/17/1983 |
| Snoopy: Team Manager |
9/24/1983 |
| Linus and Lucy |
10/1/1983 |
| Lucy VS the World |
10/8/1983 |
| Linus' Security Blanket |
10/15/1983 |
| Snoopy: Man's Best Friend |
10/22/1983 |
| Snoopy the Psychitrist |
10/29/1983 |
| You Can't Win Charlie Brown |
11/5/1983 |
| The Lost Ballpark |
11/12/1983 |
| Snoopy's Football Career |
11/19/1983 |
| Chaos in the Classroom |
11/26/1983 |
| It's that Team Spirit, Charlie Brown |
12/3/1983 |
| Lucy Loves Schroeder |
12/10/1983 |
| Snoopy and the Giant |
9/14/1985 |
| Snoopy's Brother Spike |
9/21/1985 |
| Snoopy's Robot |
9/28/1985 |
| Peppermint Patty's School Days |
10/5/1985 |
| Sally's Sweet Baboo |
10/12/1985 |
| Episode Name |
Original Air Date |
| The Mayflower Voyagers |
10/21/1988 |
| The Birth of the Constitution" |
10/28/1988 |
| The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk |
11/4/1988 |
| The NASA Space Station |
11/11/1988 |
| The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad |
2/10/1989 |
| The Great Inventors |
3/10/1989 |
| The Smithsonian and the Presidency |
4/19/1989 |
| The Music and Heroes of America |
5/23/1989 |
Other
Specials
| Name |
Original Air Date |
Network |
| Snoopy at the Ice Follies |
10/24/1971 |
NBC |
| Snoopy's International Ice Follies |
11/12/1972 |
NBC |
| Snoopy Directs the Ice Follies |
11/13/1973 |
NBC |
| Snoopy's Musical on Ice |
5/24/1978 |
CBS |
| The Big Stuffed Dog |
2/8/1981 |
NBC |
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