Watch Peanuts Holiday Classics

1966
1 Season

Peanuts Holiday Classics from Warner Bros. is a television special that features beloved comic strip characters created by Charles M. Schulz. The show includes three classic holiday-themed episodes that explore the joys and challenges of the season. The first episode, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," originally aired in 1973 and follows as Charlie Brown and his friends prepare a Thanksgiving feast. The episode includes iconic scenes like Snoopy cooking a turkey, Linus setting up chairs, and Woodstockâs festive attire. The episode also explores the true meaning of Thanksgiving and reminds us to be thankful for what we have.

The second episode, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," debuted in 1966 and is a Halloween classic. The story follows as Linus eagerly awaits the arrival of the Great Pumpkin, while his friends go trick-or-treating and attend a Halloween party. The episode is filled with memorable moments, including Snoopy's imaginative World War I flying ace fantasy and Lucy's famously pulled football trick.

Finally, the third episode, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," originally aired in 1965 and has become a holiday staple. This story follows as Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas, while his friends focus on commercialism and materialism. The episode features Linus reciting the Bibleâs version of the nativity story and ends with the gang gathering around a beautiful Christmas tree created by the previously unsatisfied Charlie Brown. The special also includes an iconic soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi, including the classic song "Christmas Time is Here."

Peanuts Holiday Classics from Warner Bros. is a heartwarming and nostalgic holiday treat for the whole family. The episodes are filled with humor, charm, and important life lessons. Through the characters' interactions, we are reminded about the importance of kindness, friendship, and the true spirit of the holiday season.

Furthermore, the showâs animation style is distinct and recognizable, remaining faithful to the original comic strips. The hand-drawn look provides a sense of warmth and authenticity that modern computer-generated animation cannot replicate. The music, composed by Vince Guaraldi, perfectly complements the animation style and helps to create a festive and cheerful mood.

The show also provides a historical context for those who grew up with the original Peanuts comic strip and experienced the holiday seasons with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang. Peanuts remains a cultural phenomenon, and this special is a testament to the cherished memories it has created.

In conclusion, Peanuts Holiday Classics from Warner Bros. is an essential holiday television special. The three classic episodes, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and "A Charlie Brown Christmas," are timeless and continue to captivate audiences of all ages. The animation, music, and storytelling remind us of the importance of tradition, generosity, and the spirit of the holiday season.

Peanuts Holiday Classics is a series that ran for 1 seasons (6 episodes) between October 27, 1966 and on Warner Bros.

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Seasons

6. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

January 1, 1986

In Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, the PEANUTS gang is ringing in 1986 and Marcie and Peppermint Patty are throwing a big New Year's Eve bash. Charlie Brown plans to celebrate the holiday by curling up with a big book that weighs nearly as much as he does: Tolstoy's War and Peace. The book's weight doesn't stop him from lugging it to Lucy's pre-party dance class, where he cuts a mean rug with a rollicking Patty. With just 1,131 pages to go, Charlie Brown takes another break, this time for the party, and summons the courage to invite his true love, the little red-haired girl. She doesn't respond, but hapless Chuck shows up anyway -- with Tolstoy in tow. Then he settles down with the book - on a porch swing in a snowstorm, and in so doing, misses the evening's big surprise.

5. Mayflower Voyagers

October 21, 1988

The Peanuts characters take the voyage to the new world. When they get there, they learn about disease, planting, building, and Squanto shows them how to get corn (or maize, as he calls it) to grow. They eventually have the first Thanksgiving.

4. It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

February 1, 1974

When Woodstock's nest mysteriously disappears, Snoopy plays detective in order to find it. They go to great lengths to find it while visiting and questioning each member of the Peanuts gang. In the end, it turns out to be a misunderstanding between Woodstock and Sally, who was using the nest as her prehistoric science project.

3. A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 9, 1965

That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown! Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this classic holiday delight. Christmas lights may be twinkling red and green, but charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy's advice and directs the Christmas play. And what's a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen Charlie Brown brings back - until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again. Happy Holidays!

2. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

November 20, 1973

Spend Thanksgiving with good ol' Charlie Brown! Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie...and the Peanuts gang to share them with. This is going to be the greatest Thanksgiving ever! The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's house for a REALLY big turkey party. Good grief! All our hero can cook is cold cereal and maybe toast. Is Charlie Brown doomed? Not when Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day. With such good friends, Charlie Brown - and all of us - have so many reasons to be thankful.

1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

October 27, 1966

Peanuts, pumpkins and pleasure for the whole family! Will this Halloween be the one when the Great Pumpkin comes? Longtime believer Linus thinks so - and keeps watch all night in the pumpkin patch to welcome him. Charlie Brown gets into the spooky spirit too, dressing up as a ghost with more eyeholes than needed - but not scaring up the usual kinds of Halloween loot when trick-or-treating. Never fear, World War I fighting ace Snoopy is here to battle the Red Baron - and in doing so, crash Violet's Halloween party and Linus' vigil as well. Your whole family will be glad it crashed this party. Good grief, you can't help but have a happy Halloween!

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Where to Watch Peanuts Holiday Classics

Peanuts Holiday Classics is available for streaming on the Warner Bros. website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Peanuts Holiday Classics on demand at Google Play.