The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on November 29, 2019

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on November 29, 2019

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 14, 2018

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 14, 2018

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't intentionally created to be timeless, but because of its simplicity and sincerity, timeless it is. Miraculously, it avoids every cliche associated with children's animation and is a perfect blending of music, words and images that clearly conveys one man's vision a   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 24, 2017

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the 1   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 22, 2016

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the 1   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 21, 2014

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the 1   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 24, 2013

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special! As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re hitting the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the 1   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 11, 2013

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Bill Melendez, 1965) This short film has always been a favorite of mine while preparing for Christmas since my childhood. Not having cable TV until I was 25 years old forced me to watch shows on standard television. The Charlie Brown specials were some of my...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on December 23, 2012

When you think of the iconic Christmas specials one of the first, if not the first, that comes to mind has to be A Charlie Brown Christmas. It is most likely the best suited for repeated viewing and in all likelihood holds a special place in the heart of the...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on December 22, 2012

This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011.  I still adore this Christmas special!  Due to my surgery I’m a bit behind on reviews so I’ll be hoping to catch up before Christmas, but some reviews might happen after the holiday. As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re enteri   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on December 23, 2011

As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we ‘re entering the world of the best Christmas films to watch.  This isn’t a film per se, it’s a television special, but it’s iconic to Christmas.  It’s the 1965 special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the greatest specials dev   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on December 22, 2011

Two things stick out in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. First, Charlie Brown is a bit of a drag. Charles M. Schulz, writing the script, initially sets up Charlie Brown as the Scrooge of “Christmas”. While that condition changes a little–eventually, Charlie Brown is the vi   read more