Movie: "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Release Date: Dec 1965 Genres: Comedy / Animation / Family / Short Awards: Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination Runtime: 30 min Cast: Ann Altieri (Freida), Chris Doran (Schroeder, Shermy), Sally Dryer (Violet), Bill Melendez (Snoopy) Karen Mendelson (Patty) Geoffrey Ornstein (Pig-Pen) Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown) Christopher Shea (Linus van Pelt) Kathy Steinberg (Sally Brown) Tracy Stratford (Lucy Van Pelt)

Storyline

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas paegent. Charlie Brown accepts, but it proves to be a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is.