Good grief! It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years since “A Charlie Brown Christmas” first aired. 

Yet the story of a round-headed young boy disheartened by the commercialization of Christmas remains a beloved holiday classic to this day. 

How did the Coke vs. Pepsi advertising wars help prompt “A Charlie Brown Christmas”? What challenges did the team face in translating Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” from comic strip to animated film for the first time? In what ways did this Christmas special differ from the typical TV shows of the 1960s? And why did the TV execs– and even some of the production team– fear “A Charlie Brown Christmas” would flop? We discuss all this and more!

If picturing Linus’s monologue and Charlie Brown with his humble tree still adds a little meaning to YOUR Christmas, this is the episode for you! 

Thank you to Sara Taylor for her top-of-the-episode shout-out! 

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