A Charlie Brown Christmas

As viewers tune in to see a sparse and wilting "Charlie Brown Christmas tree" - a conifer embodiment of Chuck's hard-luck seasonal mood that soon entered our national vernacular - a question about this beguilingly humble cartoon perseveres: Why, precisely, does "A Charlie Brown Christmas" endure?

Let us know your thoughts about this classic,

I only like the thanksgiving one with Snoopy.

...because I made my kids sit down and watch it with me every year and I'll make my future grandkids do the same! Over the last couple of years I text my kids to let them know it's on and instruct them to watch at least a few minutes of it. They usually do just to humor me! It's tradition!

i love them all; cartoons with great messages, can't go wrong.

makes me realize how much i miss the cartoons at the theatre prior to the movie - brings back a childlike memory.

I have a confession. I still watch Rudolph.

:Crying: :swinging:


Still brings out the little girl in me. I used to cry so hard for the misfit toys.

I think it still endures because it gets to the heart of the season - that no matter how bad we are feeling about finances, life, even the poor little tree we have, if you keep a sense of wonder, try to look at it through a kids eyes, you will see the magic of it again. Regardless of your religion.

WOW - beautifully said - thank you! - i fully agree...

any other insights?, - your paradigms make us all think, outside of our "boxes",

I will add that I watch the original Grinch every year - because that one had the best message of all. even better than Charlie Brown.