Is 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' on TV this year? Where to stream the holiday Peanuts special
Nothing sparks some holiday cheer quite like "A Charlie Brown Christmas," a beloved family classic.
The first "Peanuts" holiday special, which premiered in 1965, follows the story of our favorite pensive and often mopey protagonist Charlie Brown, who struggles to hide his disappointment over the commercialization of Christmas.
"Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" Brown cries.
Brown struggles to show the rest of the Peanuts gang the true meaning of the holiday. But his friends pleasantly surprise him by the end of the movie, working together to decorate a small and unassuming Christmas tree for him.
"Peanuts" specials, including "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," have become a holiday rite of passage since the 60s.
Here's how and where to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" this year.
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Will 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' air on TV? Here's where to watch
A "Charlie Brown Christmas" will not air on any broadcast television network this year. Apple acquired the rights to all Peanuts properties 2020, which means only Apple TV+ subscribers have the ability watch them on demand.
Apple TV+ memberships start at $9.99 a month and new users can sign up for a seven-day free trial before they purchase a subscription.
'A Charlie Brown Christmas' voice cast
- Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown
- Bill Melendez as Snoopy
- Cathy Steinberg as Sally Brown
- Christopher Shea as Linus Van Pelt
- Tracy Stratford as Lucy Van Pelt
- Karen Mendelson as Patty
- Geoffrey Ornstein as Pig-Pen
- Ann Altieri as Frieda
- Chris Doran as Schroeder and Shermy
- Sally Dryer as Viole
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