| Product Summary | | Publisher: Warner | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00883929006472 | | Buy.com Sku: 208442509 | | Item#: V2RJQX | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 4884 | | Category Keywords: Christmas Holiday Recommended | | Rating: NR |
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| | | Includes a Bonus Peanuts TV Special!
Features: DVD, Deluxe Edition
Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this classic holiday delight.Christmas lights may be twinkling red and green, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy's advice and directs the Christmas play. And what's a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen Charlie Brown brings back -- until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again in this Remastered Deluxe Edition with Improved Picture and Audio. Happy Holidays!
"The one irreplaceable Christmas special." Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald
"A true classic in every sense of the word!" Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Editor's Note
One of the most endearing of all Peanuts' specials finds Charlie Brown nurturing the thinnest, scraggliest Christmas tree ever. At first the gang makes fun of Charlie for choosing such an ugly tree for the holiday but a timely assist from Linus makes the true message of the season come shining through. Everyone realizes in the end that a little affection can make all the difference in the world... even to a tree.
| Features | Another Story Featuring The Gang: It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown - Holiday Preparations Include Charlie Brown Selling Wreaths Door-To-Door To Make Extra Money, Peppermint Petty Sweating Out An Important Book Report & The Entire Crew Appearing In A Christmas Pageant | | Audio: English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese | | Featurette: A Christmas Miracle - The Making Of A Charlie Brown Christmas | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 8/18/2009 |
| Running Time: 25 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 1000036494 | | UPC: 00883929006472 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Peanuts Gang | | Peter Robbins - Voice | | Kathy Steinberg - Voice | | Christopher Shea - Voice | | Charles M. Schulz - Screenwriter | | Lee Mendelson - Producer | | Vince Guaraldi - Composer | | Ann Altieri - Voice | | Bill Melendez - Producer | | Sally Dryer - Voice | | Chris Doran - Voice | | Tracy Stratford - Voice | | Bill Melendez - Director |
| Awards |
Emmy (1966) | | | Charles M. Schulz, Nominee, Special Classification of Individual Achievements |  | Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez, Winner, Outstanding Children's Program |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"It takes a tiny tree -- as wilted as Charlie Brown himself --to finally bring him happiness and cheer." 11/26/2004 p.80The DVD Report 10 of 10
Charles Schultz cast the gold standard of annual holiday classics with his 1965 creation of A Charlie Brown Christmas. This animated, made-for-TV special features all the familiar Peanuts characters, although I've always wondered why the comic strip was titled Peanuts and not Charlie Brown. Lucy, Snoopy, Schroeder, Linus, Sally, Pig-pen, and Woodstock all make appearances. However, the enduring popularity of this holiday classic stems not from its original storyline, but rather its vivid invocation of childhood nostalgia and memorable Christmas music. It seems everyone on earth has heard the song the characters sing in the closing credits, and it's become a Christmas classic in-and-of itself...For those who need refreshing, because I don't know anyone who hasn't seen it, A Charlie Brown Christmas covers title character Charlie Brown's search for the true meaning of Christmas. When neighborhood friend Lucy dispenses her usual five-cent advice, she encourages Charlie Brown to take on the job of director in the school Christmas play. But none of the other kids take their new director seriously, and when Charlie Brown passes over several Christmas trees which he believes embody the commercial exploitation of Christmas, and brings back a sagging relic of branch instead, the other kids fire him as director...Simply put, A Charlie Brown Christmas is a breath of fresh air -- a thoughtful, funny, and highly entertaining show which the entire family can enjoy. It connects parents and children through the shared experience of its annual holiday viewing, and parents don't have to worry about the foul language and adult content that so often permeates today's television programs. Overall, A Charlie Brown Christmas is as close to perfect as a Christmas television special can be. - Britt Gillette
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