A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Bill Melendez |
| Producer(s) | Bill Melendez, Lee Mendelson (executive) |
| Top Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Short Films |
| Top Topics | Christmas |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Bill Melendez and produced by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson.
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Encore Podcast: The Miracle of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
By David on Nov 29, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a... Read full article
Encore Podcast: The Miracle of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
By David on Nov 29, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a... Read full article
The Miracle of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
By David on Dec 14, 2018 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a... Read full article
The Miracle of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
By David on Dec 14, 2018 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a... Read full article
25 Days of Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
on Dec 24, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmThis review originally ran December 23rd, 2011. ?I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch. ?This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas. ?It’s the 1... Read full article
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Bill Melendez tried to talk Charles M. Schulz out of using Biblical references (especially Linus's speech) in this special. Schulz reportedly won him over by saying, "If we don't do it, who will?" As it turned out, Linus' recitation was hailed as one of the most powerful moments in the highly acclaimed special.
When they first saw the show, CBS executives were horrified at the idea of an animated Christmas special with such a blatant message. They also strongly objected to the fact that the show had no canned laughter.
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