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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. One of the most beloved holiday specials ever made doesn’t start with costumed pageants, joyful carols or snowmen ...

This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something almost unheard of in American pop culture, both then and now. In the middle of ...

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired in 1965. In the special, the Peanuts gang is putting on a Christmas pageant, and through that, the kids learn the true meaning of the holiday. It's a special ...