A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

• Released: 1965-12-09
• Genres: Animation, Family, Comedy, TV Movie
• Runtime: 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 813 votes

Directed by Bill Melendez.

Top cast

• Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown (voice)
• Christopher Shea as Linus Van Pelt (voice)
• Tracy Stratford as Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
• Cathy Steinberg as Sally Brown (voice)
• Chris Doran as Schroeder / Shermy (voice)
• Sally Dryer as Violet (voice)
• Ann Altieri as Frieda (voice)
• Geoffrey Ornstein as Pig-Pen (voice)
• Karen Mendelson as Patty (voice)
• Bill Melendez as Snoopy (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas

• United States: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• India: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• Australia: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel

Movies like A Charlie Brown Christmas

If you enjoyed A Charlie Brown Christmas, these movies have a similar feel:

• Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
• Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
• Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies (2004)
• Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
• The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
• Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
• Merry Little Batman (2023)
• Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
• Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
• A Garfield Christmas (1987)
• It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992)

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