CBS Special Presentation A Charlie Brown Christmas

No disrespect to ABC (owned by Disney) who now owns the airing rights to a Charlie Brown Christmas (as well as Marvels whole entire Animated Catalog.. and eventually Marvel) but this is how I will always remember the begining of a Charlie Brown Christmas. Keeping it Old School.

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Film & Animation

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• CBS
• Special
• Presentation
• Charlie
• Brown
• Christmas

[marco22560]

People...why don't you get your own DVD of this program? Then you can watch anytime you like. Amazon has it.

[IHS7]

@marco22560 This has more to do with the CBS intro then the Show.

[fromthesidelines]

Originally, when this special first aired on December 9, 1965, there was a different "lead-In":

{telop slide of "THE MUNSTERS"}

ANNOUNCER: "Because of the following special program, 'THE MUNSTERS' will not be presented this evening."

{"CBS Color" logo film insert}

HAL SIMMS: "CBS presents this program in color!".

[IHS7]

@fromthesidelines You must be OLD!

[MikeJames6]

CBS please take back the Charlie Brown holiday specials.  ABC is ruining the Charlie Brown specials with their hip hop intros.

[tsntana]

Now THIS is the proper intro to a Charlie Brown special!

[marilyn80s]

My boyfriend said the same exact thing! They would always show the SPECIAL presentation right before a Charlie Brown episode.

[VintageTelevision]

It doesn't seem right that this holiday special is no longer broadcast by CBS. I understand that ABC has it locked up for quite some time.

[dixonh64]

I'd love to see that intro again, fromthesidlines, along with the Coca-Cola billboard.

[Smoothbaldness]

@greenleif I remember those days too!

[enmaxus]

I wish A Charlie Brown Christmas would go back to CBS.

[enmaxus]

@dkuciemba Oh I remember

[dkuciemba]

A charlie Brown Christmas. Brought to you by Dolly Madison.

[greenleif]

@Idoljunky32 AMEN! <3

Aren't you glad we have this beautiful memory that just adds something truly sweet & endearing to our Holidays?

Merry Christmas <3

[greenleif]

@vintagetoyroom I read your post right after I posted mine & yes, I get you perfectly. The endearing moments that were not so readily available back then made them truly "SPECIAL" & the intro's, especially this one & Dolly Madison snack commercials hold a dear dear place in our hearts for what we experienced ONCE A YEAR in our childhoods. Whether our home life was good or bad, these SPECIALS are a solid, tangible, real moment of hope, giddiness,& happy that even time cannot diminish<3

[greenleif]

GOOSEBUMPS! Running into the living room full speed so not to miss a single second! That intro was like the another ratcheting-up moment towards Christmas being sooo close now!!!

I get teary-eyed; memories this intro brings. The fact that we can watch what used to be "specials" at any time, well, children have no idea how it felt that if you missed it you waited til next year. You planned your potty breaks & getting a drink around the commercials & tried to see every second of each "SPECIAL"<3