If you want to see how much the world of entertainment has changed over 50 years, watch this 1965 commercial for A Charlie Brown Christmas. CBS would get inundated with complaints from confused ...

A Texas school district learned a very important lesson Thursday: don’t mess with Charlie Brown, don’t mess with the Baby Jesus and don’t mess with the Lone Star State’s Merry Christmas law.

The plot, of course, follows a dismayed Charlie Brown who doesn’t understand why he’s so depressed despite all of the Christmas presents, cards, and decorations.

As A Charlie Brown Christmas marks its 50th anniversary, the USA TODAY Life staff shares some thoughts on what is remarkable about the annual Peanuts TV special. It airs on ABC on Monday at 9 ET ...

The venerable holiday cartoon special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz, turns 50 this month. The annual TV tradition made its airwaves debut on ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the second longest-running holiday special in TV history, second only to 1964's Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. But before it hit the small screen 50 years ago, all ...

Back in 1965, the true meaning of the biggest holiday of the year was at the heart of a modest animated musical TV special called “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”It seems Charles Schulz&#… ...

Why 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' almost didn’t air − and why it endures. by Stephen Lind THE CONVERSATION via AP. ... thought-provoking ideas – without getting booted off the air.

The story of how "A Charlie Brown Christmas" came to be is itself a classic American story. Or, more precisely, ... had some fundamental ideas about the 30-minute Christmas special.

Commercial realities almost derailed "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in the 1960s, yet those same forces ultimately ensured its broadcast. The result is a lasting touchstone of innocence, hope and belief.

If you want to see how much the world of entertainment has changed over 50 years, watch this 1965 commercial for A Charlie Brown Christmas.CBS would get inundated with complaints from confused ...