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A Charlie Brown Christmas
: I have watched this Christmas special every year since I was three years old (1965). It is a classic in every sense of the word. From Vince Guaraldi's score to Linus's true meaning of Christmas speech, everything brings back memories of sitting in the living room drinking a glass of milk and having a few Christmas cookies before bed. If there is one Christmas video to own, this is it. Make it a family tradition. My family has
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" should be seen by everybody by now. It's an unforgettable and memorable Christmas cartoon that has Charlie Brown as director the school Christmas play. The problem is with the rest of the gang, because they all think, especially Lucy, that is a "big commercial racket that's run by a big eastern syndicate". I, Josh, think not! When Linus, adresses evryone in center stage after Charlie Brown delivers his world-famous line, I fully agree with him! The rest of the Peanuts finally shape up and decorate the once next-to-a-twig tree. Lovely and essential!
When I was a freshman in college, I stopped typing my term paper (due the next day) so I could watch it on TV. The next year my roommate gave me the video for my birthday so I could watch it whenever I want. There are only three things that I need for the Christmas season: A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Muppets album with John Denver. And then, even though I am a college student and have to spend most of December studying for finals 600 miles from home, somehow everything seems right again.
I am a huge fan of cartoon Christmas specials. But Charlie Brown stands far and away above the rest. As Christmas approaches, Charlie Brown begins to feel that sense of emptiness that comes from being consumed with "commercialized" Christmas. He just has to find out what it's all about. The thing that sets this movie apart from all the other great Christmas specials out there is that he really does find the true meaning of Christmas. "For unto us is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." So amidst the tinsel, lights, and credit card debts that seem to take over this Christmas, relax with your family and watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to remind yourself what it's all about.
This is a movie that will always take me back when I was a kid sitting in my front living room with my dad in his lounge chair and my mom sewing on the couch, and of course me watching Charlie Brown and filling soooo sorry for him because he tried to decorate a little dying christmas tree. A truely great movie for all ages.
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