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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Editorial Reviews:
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This half-hour Christmas show is one of the truly lovable animated specials in TV history, a status proved by its annual network telecast since 1965. A Charlie Brown Christmas was the first, and best, of a series of programs based on the Charles M. Schulz cartoon strip "Peanuts." Hapless hero Charlie Brown finds himself depressed at Christmastime, searching for the true meaning of the holiday amidst the glitz and commercialism of the modern age. Appointed director of the school holiday pageant, Charlie Brown ventures out with Linus to buy "a great, big, shiny aluminum Christmas tree." Instead they bring back a miserable tree--a real one. A Charlie Brown Christmas shows off the "Peanuts" gang doing what they do best: Lucy is bossy, Snoopy is crazy, Linus is sweet, and Pig Pen is, well, filthy. Instead of using adult actors trying to sound like kids, the production features real children providing the voices, an endearing effect. The jazz music score, composed by Vince Guaraldi, has become a classic in its own right; like so much about this program, it's an unexpected but perfectly right choice. --Robert Horton
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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User Comments About A Charlie Brown Christmas
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The Best Animated Xmas feature
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The story Charlie Brown's quest works on a number of different levels, making it worthwhile viewing for children and adults. Charlie Brown searches for the true meaning of Christmas in a world besieged by commercialism. This half-hour special hits the mark with its message, its wit, music and charm.
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Wonderful New Transfer of Classic Tale
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This disc is such an improvement over Paramount's disc, both in video and audio, that I don't know where to start. So I won't.
And, it appears that they did use the first-year version of the film as there were a few animation errors that were cleaned up for the second and subsequent airings, according to the creators. RIOT.
I'm assuming one of those errors is towards the end when the gang is standing around C.B,s tree and humming.
A true American classic. I love it.
For one split second, Pig-Pen's head disappears, revealing Patty's dress behind him.
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Ah, yes, a timeless holiday classic, but...
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Linus crashed into a "sponsored by Coca-Cola" sign, slingshotted his blanket at Coke cans, and the end credits wished us all a "Merry Christmas from your Coca-Cola bottlers". But.something is missing. The original sponsor of this special was Coca-Cola, and, like many television programs and specials of the time, had sponsor bumpers in the program. A great special, but somebody needs to step up and do this program up in a true collector's edition.
The more you know. Oh, and the greatest Peanuts holiday special is coupled with the very worst Peanuts holiday special - it has never aired on network television outside of its original broadcast. Due to broadcast regulation changes, children's programming could no longer include direct sponsoring, and the Coke references disappeared forever after the original broadcast. If you own a Paramount copy, don't worry about updating your disc.
And it will sell - it's a perennial Christmas classic, and deserves every accolade. Warner Home Video now owns the Peanuts holiday specials, after years of ownership and video releases by Paramount. Therefore, unless somebody wants to pay Coca-Cola a huge amount of money, you will never see these portions, either restored or as extras for a true collector's edition.
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There has always been a BAD edit in the music and it was annoying. This is a definite improvement over Paramount's previous release. Warner Brothers has also fixed something that has always bothered me and I believed that it had always appeared that way. Now on to the "making of" featurette. The picture is sharper and the colors really stand out when compared to the previous release. Anyway, I highly recommend this new release. It is not Christmas without "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
It is nice to hear the story from the people who were involved but it would have been nice to see the child actors. This has made me very happy and I can now enjoy this scene. It has now been restored. During the play rehearsal, Schroeder plays "Linus and Lucy" while everyone dances. The image is also no longer muddied.
I won't summarize the story as I just want to comment on the disc. It looks brand-new. Anyway, I love this new remastered version. If you own the book, then this adds nothing. The picture is incredible.
Thank you Warner Brothers for releasing a beautiful remastered version of this classic special. Granted, the cut was only a second, but it ruined the scene for me.
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What I really enjoy about this is the tunes. Peace to all. I bought the music CD of this show & listen to it all the time at Christmas. It's upbeat & humble at the same time. Schultz. This sure sets the mood for the rest of the holidays. Thanks Mr.
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