1965 Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas TV Movie 1965 TV-G
The original A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on December 9, 1965. The classic animated special debuted on CBS and was written by Charles M. Schulz, with Bill Melendez serving as producer and director.
Bill Melendez and Peter Robbins in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez
Writer: Charles M. Schulz
Stars: Bill Melendez Snoopy(voice) (uncredited)
Karen Mendelson Patty(voice) (uncredited)
Geoffrey Ornstein Pig-Pen(voice) (uncredited)
Peter Robbins Charlie Brown(voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Shea Linus Van Pelt(voice) (uncredited)
Cathy Steinberg Sally Brown(voice) (uncredited)
Tracy Stratford Lucy Van Pelt(voice) (uncredited)
The special premiered 60 years ago, preempting The Munsters on CBS.
It was a ratings success, finishing second that night to Bonanza and was watched by roughly 45% of all TV viewers at the time.
A Charlie Brown Christmas went on to win an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.