“They hated it,” producer Lee Mendelson recalled in a 2003 interview with the Archive of American Television. “The two top people just hated it. They said, it’s too slow and it’s very religious … and ...

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' we've rounded up things you didn't know about the Christmas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Sixty years ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas wasn’t expected to become a ...

Sixty years ago — on Dec. 9, 1965 — a holiday special launched a new Christmas tradition. A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered, and it would become a beloved annual broadcast. For decades viewers ...

Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.

"It was absolutely imperative for both Sparky Schulz and for my father that these children, that it be authentic, that it be ...

(Gray News) – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 60 years old on Tuesday. The classic 25-minute animated special debuted on television Dec. 9, 1965. It first appeared on CBS and is based on the comic ...