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Posted on 12/09/2025 2:12:37 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To be clear I want to laugh when something is funny not on a producer’s cue.
And I miss the comics that used to entertain not push perversion and false “science”.
I remember watching the first broadcast of this in ‘65. I was 7. My mom was a big Peanuts fan and used to read my brother and I Peanuts paperback books of the strips when she tucked us in at night and we loved it. The whole family was excited to see Charlie Brown on TV. Good times, good times.
Hey wait a minute. I thought Pigpen played a Hammond B3 organ?
Yeah. Schulz said if you take out the Bible readings there’s no show, we don’t do it without it.
Why? You’ve missed out on a lot.
Don’t forget about the Snoopy Award NASA presents to employees who excelled in their fields of endeavor. The awards are flown in space and presented by a flown astronaut. Charles Schults designed it. He also provided some original artwork that the crew of Apollo 10 carried to the moon.
No mention of “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”.......Tragic!
Hey wait a minute. I thought Pigpen played a Hammond B3 organ?
I’m grateful for that post.
My favorite part as well.
I most likely saw the original broadcast, but can’t recall it - I was 6 months old.
As I recall Apple TV owns it now. They were going to force people to get it through only their service.
There were complaints and I think it is still available in other ways.
I had watched that animated classic many times in childhood and youth, and many more times in adulthood with my own family. But it was only a quarter century ago that I began to realize that it is what happens in the movie after Linus’s recitation that truly reveals the full depth of the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation.
After Linus concludes the quotation from St. Luke Charlie Brown grasps his pitiful, tiny Christmas tree as though it were a Processional Cross and leads the group outside...beyond the wall, beyond the gate. As they pass by snow covered evergreens those other trees are bowed low to the ground as though showing reverence at the Great Entrance.
When Charlie Brown reaches Snoopy’s over-decorated doghouse he removes a single ball and places it on the tree. The tree cannot withstand even that small weight so tt bends over and “dies”. And Charlie Brown then wails in lament “I’ve killed it!”
The now dead little tree is lovingly wrapped by Linus with his precious blanket. Anyone who has witnessed the “Unnailing” Vespers of Good Friday should be able to draw a connection between Linus’ action and that of the noble Joseph.
The poor little tree is given a resurrection into something more glorious than ever before courtesy of all the children stripping the overly-decorated doghouse and placing every light and ornament on the tiny tree.
Death and Resurrection is really what A Charlie Brown Christmas is all about.
Death and resurrection is shown not only in the restoration of the tree, but also in the stripping away of the materialism and greed which had infected even Snoopy—and especially in Linus’s willingness to lay aside his trusty blanket.
Brethren, have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
—Philippians 2:5-11
and i think we can all understand why no part of the mission was named “Lucy” ...
Snoopy today is the official mascot of the NASA astronaut corp.
Aww, man! Did I miss it? I never watch network (pervert tv) so I don’t know. But I would love for my grand children see it. I’ve seen it since it first aired.
The Original Miracle of 34th Street is my all time favorite Christmas Movie—there are others that are humorous like A Christmas Story or even Christmas Vacation, but Miracle is the best IMHO. Beats that Jimmy Stewart Slush factory by far...
This may sound over the top, but I think that Linus’ speech is one of the great moments in television history.
He knew...he knew....
It seems like yesterday that my sister and I were sitting cross-legged in front of the TV watching it. The classic message still resonates.
What a beautiful post.
I agree, beautiful post, thank you. I always loved that scene but your explanation helped me realize just how deep that was! Lovely!
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