A Charlie Brown Christmas

A timeless Christmas classic.

I'm a sucker for this one, as it's a Christmas holiday tradition at my family's house (along with "A Christmas Story".) Heartwarming in that this-was-made-before-everyone-in-the-world-was-cynical kind of way. Even if you're not particularly religious (and my family isn't), it's hard not to appreciate the spirit of the story and Schulz' attempt to tease out the true meaning of Christmas from the "modern" commercialism that he saw taking over even 40 years ago. A brilliant score as well.

I watch this every single year and it warms my heart every time. Oh, Charles Brown. And let's not underestimate the soundtrack, which is awesome.

There's something oddly comforting and relieving to me about this holiday classic. Its moral ambiguity, anti-commercialism stance, and melancholy help a lot of people (including myself) get their voices heard in a season that can so often be about distraction and manufactured joy. In the middle of it all, though, is a message of redemption and resurrection of the existential sadness that can affect the human spirit so easily and readily. And all of this happens in less than half an hour.

Meh, I found it boring, preachy and badly animated. Some stuff near the beginning is good but it goes downhill.

Good movie. My favorite Christmas short. The Linus speech is pretty good. And Snoopy does a good job decorating his house.

The standard against which all Christmas animation sould be judged. End of story.

My favorite Charlie Brown cartoon. I watch it every year it's on t.v. It never gets old and is an essential holiday film.

Simply the best Christmas movie of all time.

My all-time favorite Christmas special. Feels so unique in how honest, thoughtful and intelligent it is.