Amid the lights, commercials, and gift wrap, it’s worth asking again what Christmas is all about. That question is at the center of my favorite animated special, 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” I ...

Sixty years ago — on Dec. 9, 1965 — a holiday special launched a new Christmas tradition. A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered, and it would become a beloved annual broadcast. For decades viewers ...

Charlie Brown, played by Mike Bennett, right, and Snoopy, played by Amy Duncan, rehearse a scene out of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Tuesday at the Active Adult Center in Franklin. Our Town Players, ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on CBS in December 1965 and has since become a holiday tradition. The animated episode was based on Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip and featured a cast of ...

Mendelson unpacks why the iconic special and its music resonate with us today It might be the most famous jazz album in the country — Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas, which ...