A charlie brown christmas series#
Its success paved the way for a series of Peanuts television specials and films. It has been honored with an Emmy and a Peabody Award, and has become an annual presentation in the United States, airing on broadcast television during the Christmas season. However, contrary to their collective apprehension, A Charlie Brown Christmas received high ratings and acclaim from critics. Its lack of a laugh track (a staple in US television animation in this period), in addition to its tone, pacing, music, and animation, led both the producers and the network to predict the project would be a disaster. The program's soundtrack was similarly unorthodox, featuring a jazz score by pianist Vince Guaraldi. In casting the characters, the producers took an unconventional route, hiring child actors. The special was commissioned and sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, and was written over a period of several weeks, and produced on a small budget in six months. Lucy suggests he direct a neighborhood Christmas play, but his best efforts are ignored and mocked by his peers when he chooses a real, but puny, Christmas tree as a centerpiece.Īfter the comic strip's debut in 1950, Peanuts had become a phenomenon worldwide by the mid-1960s. In the special, Charlie Brown finds himself depressed despite the onset of the cheerful holiday season. Produced by Lee Mendelson and directed by Bill Melendez, the program made its debut on CBS on December 9, 1965. It is the first TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M.
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special.
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