Find out why CBS didn't want to show "A Charlie Brown Christmas" as well as more fun facts as the special turns 60.

On December 9, 1965, nearly half the TV sets in the country were tuned to A Charlie Brown Christmas, where the gang from the ...

It's hard to imagine a holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 1965 broadcast has become a staple -- etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot ...

(THE CONVERSATION/AP) - It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple – etched into traditions across generations like decorating ...

Orlando Family Stage has produced two productions of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” this year — one for the home crowd and one ...

Thanks to the magic of animation, Charlie Brown and his pals remain ageless. But whatever became of the child voice actors who portrayed those classic characters on the small screen? In a series of ...

Charlie Brown and Linus appear in a scene from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The beloved animated special first aired in 1965. (Charles M. Schultz / Associated Press) It’s hard to imagine the holidays ...

LOS ANGELES -- Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, "Christmas ...

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 1965 broadcast has become a staple—etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot cocoa.

When Trisha Yearwood set out to record her new holiday album, she knew one song from 1965’s ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ had ...

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It’s hard to imagine the holidays without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple of the season for many generations. But this beloved TV special almost didn’t make it to ...