'That's What Christmas Is All About Charlie Brown'
Charlie Brown
When the animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on CBS in 1965  both the television network and the showâs own producers expected it to be a disaster.
Fortunately for generations of children who have grown up loving Charlie Brownâs heartfelt quest for the true meaning of Christmas  the network management had little choice but to go ahead and allow the show to air. It had been finished a mere ten days before the broadcast date  and they had promised sponsor Coca-Cola a Christmas special featuring  Charlie Brown .
 A Charlie Brown Christmas  was an instant classic  securing an annual place on the December television schedule  paving the way for future  Charlie Brown  films and specials  and lighting a creative spark in the hearts of countless aspiring artists and musicians.
In this famous scene  our hero  Charlie Brown  has been tasked with getting a Christmas tree to use in the Christmas pageant  he  is trying to organize with  his  friends. Repelled by the commercialism of the flashy aluminum trees   Charlie  selects the sole remaining real tree on the lot  a frail sapling that seems in danger of losing all its needles.
When  Charlie  returns to the theater with  his  little tree  the other children mock  him  as a hopeless failure. Even Snoopy â  his  own dog! â laughs mercilessly at  him .
In despair   Charlie  cries out  âIsnât there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?â
 His  faithful friend Linus is there with the answer  and it comes from the Gospel of Luke  chapter 2  verses 8 through 14  which  he  delivers in a poignant soliloquy from center stage:
Linus walks back over to Charlie and gently tells him  âThatâs what Christmas is all about  Charlie Brown.â
When the animated special A  [TGT]  Christmas first aired on CBS in 1965  both the television network and the showâs own producers expected it to be a disaster.
Fortunately for generations of children who have grown up loving Charlie Brownâs heartfelt quest for the true meaning of Christmas  the network management had little choice but to go ahead and allow the show to air. It had been finished a mere ten days before the broadcast date  and they had promised sponsor Coca-Cola a Christmas special featuring   [TGT]  .
 A  [TGT]  Christmas  was an instant classic  securing an annual place on the December television schedule  paving the way for future   [TGT]   films and specials  and lighting a creative spark in the hearts of countless aspiring artists and musicians.
In this famous scene  our hero   [TGT]   has been tasked with getting a Christmas tree to use in the Christmas pageant   [TGT]   is trying to organize with   [TGT]   friends. Repelled by the commercialism of the flashy aluminum trees   Charlie  selects the sole remaining real tree on the lot  a frail sapling that seems in danger of losing all its needles.
When  Charlie  returns to the theater with  his  little tree  the other children mock  him  as a hopeless failure. Even Snoopy â  his  own dog! â laughs mercilessly at  him .
In despair   Charlie  cries out  âIsnât there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?â
 His  faithful friend Linus is there with the answer  and it comes from the Gospel of Luke  chapter 2  verses 8 through 14  which  he  delivers in a poignant soliloquy from center stage:
Linus walks back over to Charlie and gently tells him  âThatâs what Christmas is all about  Charlie Brown.â