Just Drop the Blanket: The Moment You Never Noticed in A Charlie Brown Christmas

Crosswalk ^ | December 14, 2015 | Jason Soroski

[DoodleBob]

Thank you. I read about that last night. It's another incredible moment.

The obvious song choice here could have been “O Christmas Tree,” the notes of which have already been playing gently in the background.

But the focus is no longer the tree. The focus has become bigger than the tree. The focus is Jesus.

With this new focus, the kids instead slide effortlessly into “Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to the Newborn King,” and what we are now witnessing is essentially an impromptu worship service.

But before any of this happens, Linus parts with that blanket yet again, and lays it down for good at the base of that beautiful Christmas tree, just as we should strive to not just lay our blanket down just anywhere, but leave it forever behind us at the foot of that cross, for our own good and the good of others.

[DoodleBob]

Thank you, everyone. And a Merry Christmas and חֲנֻכָּה to you all.

If you've never seen the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, I recommend it. Yes...it's mostly about dancing and Santa etc. But, at the very end there is an incredibly moving Nativity scene where it becomes clear that He is the Reason for the Season. And all this in the midst of Manhattan...which goes to show that God Triumphs everywhere, even when and where we are weak and think He has forsaken us.

[rlmorel]

"... God Triumphs everywhere, even when and where we are weak and think He has forsaken us..."

Nicely said...:)

[PlateOfShrimp]

I saw that many years ago and had the same impressions that you did. I heard that the Nativity part had been removed, hope that’s not the case. It was wonderful.

[a fool in paradise]

the producer died on Christmas this year

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/arts/television/lee-mendelson-dead.html