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The melancholy is the very best part of this special. I think the older we get, the easier it is for Xmas to make us feel like Charlie Brown.

This one and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (the original animated version) were always my favorite as a child.

In reality, the time around Christmas is one of the worst times of year for people with depression, and Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the very few piece of Christmas media which addresses this fact. I think that's one of the reasons it has so much staying power - Christmas isn't all presents and happiness for everyone

I was born in 1966, 1 year after this was made. Never missed this on tv every year. There was always a lesson for kids mixed in with the laughter and all that dancing stole the show. . Thanks for making me feel like that little kid again Jen. And that little Santa hat is adorable.

Schroeder with the one finger on the piano always cracked me up

“Real in” or just being “in” is like some 60s slang for being cool. So instead of just saying the doctor is in (in the office, available), Lucy’s saying she’s real in, man.

This reaction feels like the best Christmas gift I've received in years. A Charlie Brown Christmas is the reason mom and I always got a "Charlie Brown" Christmas Tree when I was a kid. This is when mom went on to explain that all living things are precious and should be treated with love. Thank you for this, Ms. Murry, and Merry Christmas

If you notice during Linus's speech when he says Fear Not his blanket is no longer in his hand. Great reaction. As always.

Not only is this a great animated special, with a wonderful message, but the Vince Guaraldi music is a staple in my house every Christmas.

Most of the classic Charlie Brown movies hold up incredibly well. This one especially.

Back in the day, being "IN" meant you were cool. You were down with all the newest stuff. You were on top of the latest trend. Being "Real In" mean you were REALLY on top. "The Doctor is 'Real In' " is a classic take on the phrase

Thanks for this rewatch! Whether someone is a Christian or not I think it can be agreed that A Charlie Brown Christmas is top tier of Christmas specials. With the weight of Charlie Brown's search, the quiet tenderness of Linus' recital of Christ's birth as the true meaning of Christmas brings it home for me.

This is AWESOME!!! I'm not really a Christmas Guy (nor a Christian, in point of fact), but this is a Childhood Classic that I watched ever year growing up (and well past). Thank you, Jen. You and your serious girl spectacles are positive force in this world. 👍✌❤

Vince Guaraldi's Linus and Lucy is a bossa nova-jazz classic.

Thanks for posting something unique, Jen! The scene with the kids dancing will never not make me laugh! Vince Guaraldi is the man who wrote all the music. As the years have gone by, I've grown tired of most Christmas songs, but Vince's music is timeless, for some reason. The man had a gift, to be sure!

This childhood movie hold a special place in my soul❤❤❤❤

Thanks Jen, what a great little reminder of how cute this is , I still say ' good grief ' to people 😂

Several years ago I was in my local Hallmark shop when lo and behold, they had a Charley Brown Christmas Tree. It is just the slender stock with one red ball hanging off the top. No matter what else I did for Christmas I always put that tree out somewhere to remind the family what Christmas is really about. I have had trees so big it was all I could do to get them in the house and I remember one year as a kid my dad spray painted a tumbleweed silver but I have never had a tree I looked forward to seeing more than my little Charley Brown tree.

A true classic. Happy holidays to you. Thank you for all the joy and magic you bring.

I understand the staff was petrified, thinking that they had produced a bomb. However, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" became a holiday classic and has become a part of our Christmas cheer. The moral of this true story is: Don't sell yourself short. You are often your own severest critic.

My highest and most proud achievement as a piano player was learning Vince Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy", "Skating", "Christmas Time is Here" and "Christmas is Coming".

My favorite animated Christmas special. Have a merry Christmas, Jen!

THANKS for reviewing this!!, Im 62 and I remember seeing and loving this in 1966 when I was 6, I watched it every year as a kid. this is a true classic!.

The Peanuts comic strip was from 1950-2000 (When creator Charles M. Schultz passed away). As you said, this was 1965. A truly classic strip, and this Christmas special is a must see for anyone. I grew up watching this, Grinch, Rudolph, and my favorite 'The Year Without a Santa Clause" in late '60s and throughout the '70s. Year without Santa Clause from 1974 is made in same claymation/stop-motion style as Rudolph. Great songs, funny, and a little weird-just like everything else in the '70s. Hope you can find it and watch it. Thankyou Jen for this reaction. tc ❄👍⛄🎄🎿

Thank you!! I always made it a point to watch this with my kids every year. This is the first year that they are all away and I wasn’t looking forward to watching it alone. Now I don’t have to.

Great reaction. My favorite character is Linus and his blanket. I used to read the strip everyday and fell in love with it. Charles Schulz would have been 100 years old this year. Recently cartoonists have had mini tributes to him.

This was a very charming reaction, Jen. To this day I always make it a point to watch all of the Peanuts holiday specials. Snoopy steals every scene in this special, he is hilarious. From decorating his doghouse, to playing the guitar, to mocking Lucy, and his famous dance atop Schroeder's piano, it's all great stuff. I've always liked the scene where Charlie Brown and Linus are at the Christmas tree lot. Linus' knock-knock on the pink tree always makes me chuckle. The music is the greatest, and how can you not love Schroeder's toy piano? It goes from being a concert piano to an organ! Thank you for this, Jen. I hope that you will make a reaction to "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", some day. To me, that one is the best of the Peanuts Holiday specials.

When I was a kid, you had to be aware when these specials were on TV. They were shown only once a year, and if you missed them, you were out of luck. Now, you can watch it online or on DVD anytime.

That was wonderful Jen... Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Hi Jen! Thanks for doing this. The Charlie Brown Christmas Special will always have a special place in my heart. You're always a delight to watch and I'm greatful for your sweet authenticity. Have a merry Christmas.

Jenny Penny thank you sooooooo much for reviewing a true Christmas classic. The soundtrack is a fabulous jazz track on its own. I am obsessed with anything related to Charlie Brown Christmas and every year I out up a little display in my house with various CB Xmas collectables that keeps growing year after year with anything I can buy to add to the display. Thank you again and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

1:57 Snoopy is a WWI fighter pilot, his doghouse becoming a Sopwith Camel, a single-seat biplane fighter aircraft, that he flew as he battled the Red Baron - his greatest foe

Ah Jen you're a kindred spirit, I still enjoy watching these Christmas specials, maybe you could revisit my favorite the original Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I identify with Rudolph seeing as we are the same age

I was debating whether or not to watch this one today, but now that I have...I can't stop smiling.😁 Thanks Jen, for sharing this "delightful" Holiday Treat!

Linus quoting from Luke 2 always takes me back to my childhood and our church Christmas plays. Very nostalgic and one of my favorites!!! Thanks so much for doing this one.

Agreed: I have always loved Snoopy. This Christmas special has always had a place in my heart... and I will never get tired of it.

I think you should get the MVP award for screening this classic animation. It's 56 years old and so am I; some of my fondest, earliest memories are of my folks, and sibs watching Charlie Brown. It's probably where my love of jazz music and music in general started. Thanks for this wonderful surprise. It was a real treat. Happy Holidays, Jen.

In the early 1970s, my mother made my favorite blanket into a sport coat when I was 5 so that I could have it everywhere I went. She was quite the seamstress.

Lucy’s sign that said “REAL IN” was a homage to the beatnik language that was popular during that time. For example, “That hip cat was real in, baby.”

I love this! We even get Jen dressed up in her holiday finest, and a different background!

I grew up with this cartoon. You brought back so many great memories. Thank you and Merry Christmas.

Many of the 60's cartoons are loaded with adult humor. In those days, only 3 channels on the television, so families watch together. Peanuts was some of the best.

Aaah cute reaction. Snoopy is my favorite too.

I watch this every Christmas while wearing my "Everything I touch gets ruined" t-shirt.

I was born in 1965, so I have absolutely loved the Peanuts my entire life. Charlie Brown is my Patron Saint and can complete empathize with his feelings. Linus' explanation of the true meaning of Christmas is the very best for both kids and adults. The music for all the Peanuts' shows really is great. If I had an ounce of musical talent, I would have liked to have been Schroeder. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, and all that jazz, Jen.

Growing up as a kid, the Peanuts cartoon strip was my favorite and was usually the first sets of panels in the Sunday color comic section of the newspaper, which I read religiously especially around 13-14 when I delivered newspapers as my money making side gig. I checked out every collection of his cartoons from the local library with my usual books on space travel and Hardy Boys Mysteries. My name is Charles so I kinda identified with Charlie Brown but always thought that Snoopy was the coolest. Loved rewatching this great memory from my childhood with you!

1965, the year I was born. It is melancholy, but it captures that snowy gray sky feeling so well. The peanuts never dumbed it down.

My mom loves these Peanuts specials, we both love it when Linus quotes some of Luke 2; one of the few Christmas movies that actually mentions "the reason for the season", for some of us out there that celebrate that way.

Wow! What a wonderful, seasonal, thoughtful surprise. I'm 2 years older than this thing. Holy Tinsel!! It's always been there. I'll never tire of it. Thank you. Here we go! 🎄

A classic! I still watch A Charlie Brown Christmas , Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown & A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ever year!

A Christmas Classic that takes me back to being a kid. The Christmas time song is great. Merry Christmas Jen, and to Tara, and the rest of your family also! 🎄 🌲

A classic. I always crack up at the fact that back in '65, CBS executives hated it and were made very nervous by the "religious overtones" of the special.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is a great classic.

The strip began as a daily strip on October 2, 1950. Real In was a take on the slang term at the time that meant really hip. Think, "I'm real(ly) in with the "'in crowd'".

😎👍 The first four Peanuts specials "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Charlie Brown's All Stars" "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" and "You're In Love, Charlie Brown" all have a slightly different ambience than the rest of them, because they were all done with the older characters. By 1968, Peppermint Pattie, Marcie and Franklin had all been introduced into the comic strip, and subsequently, they wound up being a major part of all the TV specials from then on as well, beginning with "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown." By the way, to answer your question, the comic strip first appeared in 1950. Back then, it consisted of just Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Shermy, Patty and Violet. Most of the other characters you see in this special were gradually brought into the picture throughout the rest of the 1950s, culminating with Charlie Brown's sister Sally in 1959. The two newest ones in this special were Frieda (1961) and 5 & his sisters 3 &4 (1963). 🥜

Jen, really enjoyed this vid and your commentary. Could you be coaxed into playing the opening song for us on the piano? That would be very "Merry Christmas"!

I truly am the Charlie Brown-iest. This special is one year younger then i am, so I certainly grew up with it. I still get the feels after all this time.

When my daughter was a toddler and I’d GPS and brush her teeth, I came up with songs to accompany the tasks. For flossing, I used the melancholy tune from this show. The lyrics would be something like “Flossing time is here, time to floss my dear, don’t floss your ear, don’t floss your ear, you only floss your teeth.” I’d use other rhyming pairs like know/nose, dear/rear, etc.

The older I get, the more I relate to Charlie Brown. A very Jenny Christmas to one and all.

Hey there Jen, "A Charlie Brown's Christmas" holds such a dear place in my heart. I try my best to watch it every other year and so far have successfully done so since 2016. There are numerous points in the film that I always enjoy but the things that I absolutely love most are the music (soundtrack), Snoopy's antics, the characters dancing during the play's rehearsal, and Linus' speech about the true meaning of Christmas. The "Peanuts", by Charles Schulz, was first published in 1947 under the name "Li'l Folks", then renamed "Peanuts" in 1950. In his biography, Schulz admits that Charlie Brown is his alter ego in the strip. Quickly off topic, Charlie Brown's unrequited love, "The Little Red-Haired Girl", was inspired by Donna Mae Johnson-Wold, his real-life first love. He met her working at his former correspondence school, Art Instruction, Incorporated. If you go to Wikipedia and look up information about the film, be sure to check out the trivia section. These two quotes below I vaguely remembered after all these years regarding sponsorship for the commercials that aired with the cartoon. I do hope that other people my age [57] can remember the sponsorship appearing when they saw the film initially or a few years after airing on television. "The original broadcast included some brief animated sections which included the logo of Coca-Cola, the show's original sponsor. These have been edited out of subsequent broadcasts and the video release. Right after the opening title, Linus crashed into a sign advertising Coca-Cola after being tossed by Snoopy. (Look at current versions and you'll notice that we never see where Linus lands!) The closing carol originally included the complete verse (instead of fading out) with a final on-screen "Merry Christmas from your local bottler of Coca-Cola" right after the United Feature Syndicate credit at the end." "The version of the special broadcast on CBS-TV from the late 60's until 1997 and older video releases are edited: they leave out a scene where the gang throws snowballs at a can on a fence. This caused a false rumor to spread that the scene was cut due to the can being a Coca Cola can (In reality it was actually cut to squeeze in more commercial time). The Paramount and Warner video releases are complete and unedited." Please review any of the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animation Christmas films. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" are my top two faves. Thanks for bringing back some great memories for me Jen! 📽❤️

There is a lot of nostalgia involved in watching this. Thanks for putting me into the Christmas spirit.

Jen. You were spot on when you said that it just wouldn't be the same without the music. I got into jazz from watching this growing up. I still love listening to the Vince Guaraldi Trio soundtrack.

That was much needed and just beautiful. Thank you for that, Jen.

Wow, Linus got his award robbed! 😲 Not even the low key MVP when he came through for his best friend Charlie Brown, always tried to cheer him up, and was the only one who knew the true meaning of Christmas. I think we need a recount.

Charles Schultz actually suffered from depression. He deliberately incorporated it into the comics/animation. It is one reason I love Peanuts. It is real.

I always feel like a child watching this. I was 4 years old when this aired for the first time and I was sure it was made just for me! Always enjoy your reactions Jen! Merry Christmas! Real in was one of those 60s terms that didn't last long! A lot of it did go over my head at 4 definitely!

That is such a sweet story, sad but true, we forget who Christmas is all about.

My fave Christmas TV special - Charles M. Schulz was approached to do an animated holiday cartoon for CBS and after it was rushed into production the imbeciles running the network asked him to remove the anti-commercialism out as well as Linus' speech; he denied their requests thankfully so. Snoopy is indeed the brightest one in the bunch :D Vince Guaraldi's jazzy score is everything! BTW 'real in' was slang for being totally 'in touch' or 'groovy' etc. Happy Holidays Jen!

All the cynical Christmas movies that go on now just shows how apathetic and dismissive people have become. Violence, anger, crassness, etc... Then you see something like this... Despite being commissioned by the coca cola company (a cynic would mock that fact) it is entirely from the heart and genuine

MVP should definitely go to Linus. He remembers and explains what Christmas is all about.

What a joy. I always try to see this, but some years it passes me by. Looking at it as an adult, I am astounded at just how perfect the animation is. It compliments the art wonderfully. I will always rotate in tracks from this soundtrack to play along with my other Christmas music. Or just let the whole thing play while I'm decorating, etc. Thanks for this *Jen.* Merry Christmas! 🎄

Vince Guaraldi was a genius. With this soundtrack I believe he composed some of the greatest Christmas music of our time! I especially love “Christmastime is Here” and the children chorus is so perfect and beautiful! ❤

Snoopy is my favourite, too! He just recently returned from the moon. :)

Love this too. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.

Schroeder is so good that at one point, when Lucy is giving him a hard time about _'Jingle Bells'_ he makes his piano sound like an organ. That takes superhuman talent! :-) Merry Christmas.

LOVE THAT YOU DID THIS! Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Thank you!

Notice how they change the position of the sign on Lucy's stand to the correct order to show 'is in instead of 'real in'.

Appreciated this reaction! And the lil santa hat suits you 😂😂

The production executives were not convinced a Peanuts cartoon with jazz track was the right choice, they were totally wrong.

Necessary viewing, thanks.

My phobia is called, FOMOJenaphobia. It's the Fear Of Missing Out on Jen's next reaction. A Christmas Story ( 1983 ) is a must.

I read every “Peanuts” cartoon, from the 1950s on, growing up. So when these specials aired on TV I was always watching. The humor of the strip is very much present for the Peanuts characters. They always were older than they looked and had concerns like adults. It made them relevant for a much broader audience. I think you’re right and that you can appreciate it more now because what you missed as a kid is very easy to identify with as an adult.

My go-to exclamation while growing up was "Good grief," probably because of these characters. 😝

Wow not seen this since I was a very little boy 😯 That is a very cute little hat 🥰

I love how Pigpen has a cloud of dust around him even in the ice and snow.

I haven't seen this in years. You put a smile on my face.

I like when they go to France and Snoopy cursses at everyone while driving😆well I guess its him and Marcy

To be "Real In!" is a reference to 60's hippy culture and slang. In like Flint.

Snoopy is the best! This and Mickey's Christmas Carol are childhood favorites for me, and I watch both of them every year around Christmas.

Thanks for doing this, really enjoyed it. Charlie Brown was one of my staples as a kid and I caught the specials every year. Among my first books were paperbacks of the Peanuts gang, even some where Charlie and Lucy were younger than Linus and Sally at this point and the latter had not come along yet. At 4:52 when Snoopy is on Lucy's head, he is being a vulture. One of his classic moves was to pose like that on top of his doghouse while waiting for and watching Charlie feed him.

Way deeper cartoon then I remember as a child....way more years ago then I will admit.

1 OF THE BEST !!

This aired when I was five years old and I STILL remember seeing it then. What a great memory you brought up! Thanks Jen! Merry Christmas!

I remember first watching this as a kid and thought the song that begins this is sad. I guess its supposed to reflect Charlie Brown's mood at Christmas but as a kid Christmas was always great and sad things were the domain of adults. How great though as a kid to sit and wait for this to come on at Christmas time. Glad you reacted to this Jen.

I loved watching the Charlie Brown cartoon specials as a kid in the 70s and I still love them. They never get old! (unlike me)

A holiday classic! It's not Christmas without watching this. Merry Christmas Jen or should I say Murray Christmas!🎄🎁

I identified with Charlie Brown so much back then... and now.

Just watched a couple react to this who basically pooped all over Linus' recitation of the Christmas story. Came here for a palate cleanser. I don't know if you were raised religious or not but thank you for being so respectful. I just got home from Christmas Eve services and our choir sang Christmas Time as one of their numbers. Merry Christmas Jen!

My older sister had a lot of Peanuts books when I was a kid. They were collections of the comic strips that originally were in the newspapers and I read those over and over. This was in the 70s. A lot of the little bits in this were recurring things from the comic strips, like Lucy being the psychiatrist that the characters would go to, mostly Charlie Brown. Also, when Snoopy was imitating the different animals and he jumped on her head and you asked what that was about, one of his recurring personas in the comic strips, like the WWII flying ace was the vulture that was sit on his high perch watching and waiting. As a kid who'd emulate a lot of animals, I appreciated Snoopy vulture emulation. 😁 Anyway, anytime the Peanuts specials would come on, we'd watch them and laugh at just finally hearing the voices of these characters that we'd read over and over in the little strips. Yes, many of the references were for adults, and I knew that at the time, but I still loved the strips and found them funny even as a kid. I basically have this whole special memorized.