How A Charlie Brown Christmas Almost Wasn't
A Charlie Brown Christmas. Photo: Peanuts Worldwide Soon, millions of American families will come together to celebrate the holidays and passive-aggressively debate whether the country has just been saved or destroyed. For many, one annual ritual will provide a welcome distraction: watching a depressed child get berated and mocked relentlessly. A Charlie Brown Christmas, based on the “Peanuts” comic strip, has aired every December for the last 50 years — longer than any other holiday program besides Lee Mendelson, who produced A Charlie Brown Christm...