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Writer:
Charles M. Schulz (written by)
Release Date:
9 December 1965 (USA)
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That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown! (2008 DVD re-release) more
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Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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(16 articles)
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Perfect Holiday Movie
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Cast
(Cast) | Ann Altieri | ... | Freida (voice) (uncredited) |
| Chris Doran | ... | Schroeder / Shermy (voice) (uncredited) |
| Sally Dryer | ... | Violet (voice) (uncredited) |
| Mimi Gibson | ... | Charlotte Braun (voice) (uncredited) |
| Bill Melendez | ... | Snoopy (voice) (uncredited) |
| Karen Mendelson | ... | Patty (voice) (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Ornstein | ... | Pig-Pen (voice) (uncredited) |
| Peter Robbins | ... | Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited) |
| Christopher Shea | ... | Linus Van Pelt (voice) (uncredited) |
| Kathy Steinberg | ... | Sally Brown (voice) (uncredited) |
| Tracy Stratford | ... | Lucy Van Pelt (voice) (uncredited) |
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25 min | Argentina:30 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Broke many of the rules prevalent for animated holiday specials during the 1960s: it didn't make use of a laugh track; real children were used for the character voices instead of adult actors imitating children's voices; and Biblical references were used to illustrate the true meaning of Christmas.
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Continuity: During Linus's speech from Luke 2:8-14, he drops his security blanket when he says, "Fear not: for behold..." He continues the rest of his speech with the blanket on the stage next to him. However, in the long shot when he says, "And on earth peace, good will toward men," it's back in his left hand. Immediately after, when his speech in finished, he makes a point of picking his blanket up off the stage.
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Charlie Brown: [Charlie Brown and Linus stop at a wall on their trip to the pond for ice skating] I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.
[begins to walk with Linus again]
Charlie Brown: I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I always end up feeling depressed.
Linus Van Pelt: Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy's right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest.
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Charlie Brown: [Charlie Brown and Linus stop at a wall on their trip to the pond for ice skating] I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.
[begins to walk with Linus again]
Charlie Brown: I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I always end up feeling depressed.
Linus Van Pelt: Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy's right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV (#5.5)" (1993)
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Happiness Theme
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One of the best Holiday movies of all time, I wonder why it's not on the AFI top 100 list?
****CAUTION SPOILERS*** THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TELLS THE READER WHAT THE MOVIE IS ABOUT, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, PLEASE DON'T READ ANY FURTHER.
In case you haven't seen the movie, here is how it goes. Charlie Brown (a local boy who seems to fail in everything he does), is upset because no one has given him a Christmas card, plus all of his friends seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. All his sister wants for Christmas are toys, she says, "I want what's coming to me." Charlie buys a tiny Christmas tree for the Christmas play, but it's made fun of by his friends. Fed up with everybody, Charlie finally yells, "Does anyone know the true meaning of Christmas?" What happens next is one of the best scenes in a Christmas movie ever! Charlie's friend stands up and announces to everyone in the room the true meaning of Christmas, quoting from the Bible.