They didn’t know it was going to turn into this phenomenon. When the special was screened for the network executives and advertisers, they hated it, but it was too late to change it. “Bill and Lee feared they’d killed Charlie Brown. “No one had done a show like this, with real children’s voices, jazz music and quotations by Linus from the Bible,” said Mendelson, who lives in Burlingame and continues to act as steward of the animated “Peanuts” legacy, along with Peanuts Worldwide in New York and the Schulz family. To Jason Mendelson, son of Lee Mendelson, who produced the beloved classic program from a script by Schulz, with animation by Bill Melendez, the show is not only a classic but a source of family pride. Otherwise, you’ll need a subscription to Apple TV+, which costs $6.99 a month, or you can check out the streaming service with Apple TV+’s seven-day free trial. It will be available for free to nonsubscribers Dec. The special will stream this year only on Apple TV+, which bought the exclusive rights to the franchise in 2020. 9, 1965, this small-screen adaptation of the timeless characters from Charles “Sparky” Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip has become as much a part of yuletide spirit as mistletoe and eggnog. The world changes but holiday traditions return year after year, with boughs of holly, trees decorated with ornaments and, of course, the animated television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”įirst aired on CBS on Dec.
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