Is A Charlie Brown Christmas Overrated?
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- It's one of the most beloved Christmas Specials ever, but is it deserving of its status? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special, and is the first TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. Produced by Lee Mendelson and directed by Bill Melendez, the program made its debut on CBS on December 9, 1965.
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Fun fact: I was born about an hour after my mom watched this Christmas special in the hospital.
So I've had to be reminded of that every year.
Every.
Year.
+blondepiratesarecool Happy Charlie Browm Christmas Birthday!
+blondepiratesarecool happy birthday
Just be thankful she wasn't watching The Star Wars Christmas Special.
+blondepiratesarecool At least your mom isn't posting pictures of you when you were young.
Banter Board Oh my god that would be the worst
Fun fact: Charles Schultz hated jazz. He was a classical fan. Bringing in Vince Guaraldi wouldn't have happened if he had his way.
+dzhellek Interesting.
WhiteTuxMafiaAndFilms I don't know if it was a racist thing on his part. I just know from interviews that he didn't like jazz.
dzhellek I'm just assuming from the time period he was from that was most peoples thought process but I could be wrong.
+dzhellek He didn't like Snoopy's high voice, either. His suggestion was that he whispers his thoughts into Charlie Brown's ear, a la Sooty, but everyone else thought it was a lame idea.
+dzhellek Wow, really? The soundrack is one of my favorite things about that special, I even have it on CD.
How ironic that this Christmas Special is now so over commercialized.
I worked at Kings Dominion (a theme park in Virginia that has their kid's section themed after the Peanuts) around Xmas, and working in the Peanuts section always depressed me because almost everything was themed after that special.
Not really
You want a not commercialized comic strip read Calvin in Hobbes
@@omalleycaboose5937 I used ro being the books to the bar over drink and when I'd start laughing, they came over to see what was funny.
One guy got a tattoo of them.in the wagon going down his forearm. Lol
It was over commercialized from the beginning. This 20 minute cartoon was padded with Zinger ads into an hour long special.
What's a Zinger? Think Twinkie with cake frosting on top.
@@dzhellek Coca-Cola paid for the special to be made in the first place.
Charlie Brown is a downbeat kid? You'd be downbeat too if you suffered from male pattern baldness at 10 years old.
He's actually eight years old. And he either has very light hair or alepica.
@@melissacooper4282 He's been eight way too long.
@@teddymski9668 so have the southpark kids, but that's just part of the formula. but yes, i personally as a person who is getting older, would LOVE to know how to be eight years old for three different Christmas specials, two different thanksgiving specials, and a Halloween special :)
The thing is, Charlie is actually blobde. It was originally in black and white and his "bald" head was actually a stylised way to make him blonde. When colours were added, his head was turned one colour.
His dad’s a barber
I just find that hilarious
From underrated, to overrated. In the end, it's a first rated special.
Right on!
+pharaohyami5000 Yeah I wonder if he finds that fence he's sitting on painful.
+pharaohyami5000 true......
+Buc Whovian funny joke but it makes no sense, he says that it is good full stop at the end.
Jake Jutras
It wasn't a joke, he really doesn't seem to want to say one way or the other.
I think Merry Christmas Charlie Brown is praised because at the time it was praised for being so different. They fought to have Linus quoting Luke 2:8-14, to have no laugh track, and to be, well... different.
Glory to Yahuwah
I agree with NC on this, what he said about this special can apply to the Peanuts franchise as well; it's simple and basic, but it knows that being big and grand isn't always the way to go, it stays simple while providing some good jokes here and there, that's basically why the Peanuts Specials are so popular and why the the recent 2015 CGI Film was so sucessful both Critically and Financially.
I know Peanuts isn't the greatest thing ever, but i still am gonna love it and always hold on to those specials in my heart.
That was one of the scariest things I've EVER SEEN. Peanurs with CGI. Yuck.n
Sometimes simple is best
1965?! This special is just about 50 years old!?
+mas8705 yeah, ABC had a 50th anniversary special ten days ago
Part of the reason why the new movie came out, and to celebrate the comic strip's 65th anniversary as well.
*65 anniversary
+mas8705 Yes, I was 1 year old when it first aired and I watch it every year.
+mas8705 My mother was born a few weeks prior to the first airing. She just turned 50.
"Critics are supposed to offer a point of view that you've never concidered before"
You sure as hell have done a pretty good job as a critic :)
congrats! you're the only adult in charlie brown!
+the average video gamer there were adults in one of the thanksgiving specials, and they looked so weird.
+the average video gamer there were adults in one of the thanksgiving specials, and they looked so weird.
+the average video gamer
Whoahwhoah-wo-woah-woah-woaa
Yeah lol
I guess man-child counts as a kid.😆
This is probably one of the most nostalgic things I have ever seen. I went to grandmother's house for the first time and i was very shy. My grandmother asked me if i wanted to watch something and i saw Charlie brown christmas and I said "can we watch that." So she put in the VHS and played it and sat down next to me. I watched it and got much closer to my grandmother. This is probably one my favorite things that has ever happened in my life.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the special's premiere! Whoooooo!
Wow! 50 years?! Good grief!
Let's question whether or not it's good!
Wow
No it's not
Hands0me_Devil1 It is
I think the biggest appeal of A Charlie Brown Christmas is that the message is so relatable considering one of the biggest problems with Christmas these days is that the real meaning is increasingly drowned out in the tidal wave of commercialism
I like what Lucy really wants for Christmas:
"Real estate." Lol
The "real meaning" is what exactly? Considering that celebrating this time of year, gift giving, etc. go back to the origins of human agricultural society. Just because Christianity appropriated it doesn't make it theirs (truth be known, the nativity is a non-historic account). I have no beef against religion btw, just that the majority of traditions and symbolism associated with holidays like Christmas and Easter are pagan in origin.
I prefer to look at Christmas and New Year's as a time to celebrate and think of family and relationships that are special to me. Yes, it's called "Christ" mas just as Thursday is also "Thor's" day yet I don't worship Thor.
I really love the Ed, Edd n' Eddy christmas special Jingle Jingle Jangle. A true hidden gem of a Christmas special
+Gamma Beta Alpha GBA very true
I also really like the Billy and Mandy Christmas Special, but Ed, Edd, and Eddy is great too :)
+Gamma Beta Alpha GBA I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembered that thing.
+Gamma Beta Alpha GBA I dont remember that Christmas special so well, and Ed, Edd n'Eddy is one of my childhood cartoons I used to watch all the time. I think Cartoon Network never aired it a lot, or I'd remember it.
+Gamma Beta Alpha GBA I'm not sure I wouldn't call it a true hidden gem, but it's still a good episode of Ed Edd n Eddy, but the 1 thing I have an issue with is the ending. Eddy literally doesn't learn anything from the experience he went through, in the end he went back to being his greedy self.
*looks at subscriptions
*sees Is A Charlie Brown Christmas Overrated? - Nostalgia Critic
*clicks it
*places shotgun on the table
*watches the video to see if it's Doug true feelings or clickbait
twas clickbait my friend.
+Jake Jutras I think it's a bit more gray than that, as I saw it as his true feelings. If you see it as nothing but clickbait, good for you Jake, but that's not what everyone is going to see. Just like I have to accept that not everyone will see it as his true feelings.
Unix One My comment and feelings are based on the actual content of the video when compared to the title.
Jake Jutras Like I said, I can see if you see it that way, I simply don't. Whatever the case, have a great day man.
Unix One Sall good :)
you as well.
Charles Schulz insisted on two things: The quote from the bible, unabridged and unedited, and No laugh track. The studio execs fought him on both of course. "But, Charlie, EVERY animated show has a laugh track," one insisted. "Well," retorted Charles, "THIS one isn't going to!" and he walked out of the room. Kudos to him.
And it's much better for it. We don't need to be told what to laugh at.
This is getting out of hand, it's been three weeks... AND I STILL CAN'T OVER THE CANADIAN COMMERCIAL.
+Fodimin “SirFodiminX” Layton Which on- OH GOD NO! YOU SICK CANADA! YOUR SICK!
Jacqueline Wynne That one.
You should see the one where the lady falls from the ladder it's awful she's basically dead and gets up with gaping wounds and glass sticking out and says this wasn't an accident it's so fucked up
***** Nah, the one where the guy explodes.
+Fodimin “SirFodiminX” Layton D If you elect Trump we'll send those puppets (the ones who sang 'don't you put it in your mouth') to send rape whistles to USA and then use inconveniently placed boiling oil pots to combat with your military.
I really like the special "Olive the Other Reindeer." I'm not really sure why though, it's just about this dog who believes that he can save Christmas by replacing one of the injured reindeer after mishearing the radio news as "all of the other reindeer." Kinda like the lyrics to Rudolph, yeah, I like it. Dunno why, but I do.
Fun fact: One of the producers/voice actors is the creator of the Simpsons and Futurama, Matt Groening.
+CwapThePlatinumOne Actually, quite a bit of The Simpsons and Futurama crew worked on Olive The Other Reindeer. I liked it too. It was cute, charming and didn't rely heavily on dated pop culture references.
It's not mind blowing, but it's cute and harmless. There are infinitely worse specials out there than Olive.
Drew Barrymore voiced Olive.
That dog is an idiot
If she misheard it and heard the rest of the song then she would’ve heard that she was a jerk to Rudolph
Only Linus does not tease Charlie Brown. Which is why he is one of my favorites.
He absolutely does, if anything Franklin doesn't tease him
Linus did dance with his crush at the New Years Special which was very scummy
@@eds10blue79 Charlie Brown kisses her tho but doesn't remember it lol
@@eds10blue79 yeah that was douchey of him, he knew Charlie Brown liked her
"Because they're so odd and strange, we can't help but love them." Yes, we watch and celebrate the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials just because they're "odd" and "strange" since the majority of the more popular ones are stop motion. Or they're just nice and simple stories with a interesting choice of animation.
No Christmas would be complete without A Charlie Brown Christmas
Teresa Demartino I agree
Teresa Demartino Yup, very true.
I agree.
This & The Polar Express are my top 2 Christmas movies/specials.
This isnt going to be controversial at all
You're right, actually. Doug basically said it was an amazing special, just like everyone else. The only controversy is going to come from people who read the title and don't watch the video.
+Alden Grant we will see
+FluffySpork So basically 90% of youtube commenters?
+stebsis You mean, most people who try to refute Doug's arguments in these editorials? I still remember the Jackasses who attacked him for the Seinfeld video, criticising him for accusing the show of being about nothing. It was the single biggest clusterfuck of stupid in youtube history.
+Alden Grant actually it really wasn't. He pointed out the fact is had some things which may not be considered technically sound, but he still praised the movie for what it was going for and what they do right. I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title, but I am glad I was wrong
Pfft, no. NOT overrated.
The Schulz family only creates perfection.
PERFECTION, I SAY!
my friend Seth agrees with you
+Jkop are you and seth still friend?!?
+Papa Schulz Did you even watch the video?
+Papa Schulz Hey wait a minute.......WHERE IS CAAAAAAARL!
Also, there are plenty of Peanuts related things that are crap. And I say this as a big Peanuts fan.
Linuses speech makes the movie
+Nerdcrafter Coley
I end up crying every time. Such depth in simplicity.
Thank you !
@@rhettgedies7467 Same here. Thank you.
Actually, the theme for the cartoon is called "Linus and Lucy", but people found it the most recognizable and enjoyable, so they stuck with it. I've recently really gotten into Vince Guaraldi Trio, the piano group for the Peanuts cartoons. Now if you meant "Christmas Time is Here" then yeah, that one is played a lot on the radio.
Regardless on what the answer is, I'll still watch it every year that I can.
Amazing that the Christmas Special is 50 years old today.
Who knew Peanuts is so deep.
Most people that read it. That was kind of the point.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I tried to read the entire 50 years of cartoons at the library,, but they only go up to...the 1970s if I remember right.
Not me!
@@a.rustici1972 lol
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 lol
This is also one of the only Christmas specials that actually mentions Jesus
This is one of your better episodes. In a way, Charlie Brown's attitude towards christmas is a fitting metaphor for the skeptical viewer's attitude towards the special itself. Thanks for making this review.
As a Christian, that line about people preaching kindness and yet practicing discrimination and being mean really was important to me. I try to be as kind as I can, but i hear about a lot of religious fanatics who are mean or derogatory to other people. I am glad that it doesn't happen AS often as people say it does - I've met quite a few atheists who say Christians are some of the nicest people they've met - but I would love it if my fellow followers would begin to adhere more to what they preach. Don't just SAY you're going to be kind and tolerant but do the exact opposite. And i think liberals could learn a lot from this too. They're acting exactly like the intolerant people they claim to be against. Love Trump's hate? Trump is stupid for not accepting the election results? Well, then, why are you doing exactly that?
The ones who say they are Christians in one breath then say very un-Christian things in the next....they've got it all wrong. And they make the rest of us - the vast majority - look like racists, etc. Is it any wonder atheists are so vocally hateful of us? All they see is crude people on social media. If they ever walked into a church the perception that we are all bigots would vanish.
Ben Moak Say it again for the church members in the back!
That's what the book of James is all about
Christ loved the people that executed him. he loved a thief, a criminal and let him into God's kingdom when asked. The doors are open to any and all; you need only ask to come in.
I wish more people would understand this.
@bluestudios i see what you mean but a lot of the time even people in churches can be hateful. i had to stop going to church because every time i went my sunday teacher would say something really homophobic and hateful and me, being bisexual, would come back bitter and upset every time. i understand it’s not like this in all churches but the brand of people who say they’re christian and then are hateful? they do still exist in churches.
I can't wait to show this editorial to my mom, who absolutely adores the special (as do I).
RIP Peter Robbins, the heart and soul of this special and every special you were in. May you receive good grief in heaven.
"Why is the merchandise selling like mad for it every Christmas?"
Funny for a special about commercialism during Christmas.
schulz whined all the way to the bank
There's something so beautiful and charming about this special. Its simplicity and atmosphere help it hold up today, imo. It's slow paced, not distracting, and just has a warm feel to it.
Very true.
My favorite Christmas special is Nightmare before Christmas. I can watch it from October 1st to January 1st and not grow tired of it. The characters are great, the designs are out of this world, and the songs are unforgettable, no matter how hard you try to get them out of your head. The best part is, it mixes together the two best holidays of the year: Christmas and Halloween, a combo, that wouldn't normally go together, and it's pretty obvious why. All in all, The Nightmare Before Christmas is a great special that I look foreword to watching every year.
+Jawaddles
I watch it out of tradition every Halloween night. And though I love it so, I definitely do not watch it during the Christmas season. It is definitely a Halloween movie before a Christmas one. And though I can have fun with the dark overtone, you don't touch my bright December with something like that.
i'm more of a garfield's christmas kind of guy.
he's an asshole cat that has to be nice for a day; classic.
+ryan phillips Love The Garfield Christmas, but this has its charms too.
+SLagonia read your name as SLasagna given the topic
I hate Garfield
This came out in '65? Holy shit, it's 50 years old!
Also 65 years for the comic strip, and 35 years for the movie Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown. 3 anniversaries in one year.
+Billy Barnett And now they're making a movie for Peanuts. It's a little modernized though.
Ali Gregg What do you mean? It's already out and not that modernized. Plus this is the fifth Peanuts movie.
Billy Barnett Oh, my bad. I thought it wasn't released yet because it isn't as big yet. People weren't really talking about it much.
Ali Gregg Yes they were, where have you been? Plus it's been promoted on TV, social media, movie theaters, McDonald's, and Little Debbie.
Didn't the voice actor for Charlie Brown get arrested for threats recently?
+MastermindEpsilon That is correct.
forreal?
Raymond van den Bos Yeah. Crazy right?
+MastermindEpsilon You think that's weird, the little girl who voiced Sally would grow up to be Fergie.
+MastermindEpsilon Which one?
Many children played Charlie Brown.
Linus’s Bible speech makes me cry every year - reminds me of what’s important. Such a beautiful Christmas special
His reading from Luke's gospel is the showstopper.
Nostaligia Criitic really hit on the true depth of this Christmas special.
A part of me really resonated with Charlie Brown in his search for the meaning of Christmas.
. I was about 10 years old the previous summer I had my first job so this Christmas I was going to be buying presents with my own money. this made the gifts more special to me. I was done shopping but was stuck on getting something for my mom. I remember walking into a small gift shop and I found a pretty hand mirror,comb and brush set. Excited I placed it with the cashier. but I was $5.95 short. I apologized to the cashier and was about to put it back when the owner said we forgot to apply the $5.95 Christmas discount. It was then that I truly understood what Charlie Brown was trying to understand. It was about charity and love for your fellow man. I never forgot the owners kindness. I try to not only buy gifts but try to capture that Christmas spirit every year.
Also just remember that when Linus quotes the angel, he drops his blanket, the thing that gave him courage.
Wait, where's the post-apocalyptic future based on someone's mad obsession of a holiday? You disappoint me critic...
+rigren0121 well to be fair he did say in that episode he wouldnt make it canon .
+rigren0121 He did say he wouldn't make it cannon, so there is that.
What are you people talking about?
Vuoto in his last video he loved christmas so much it caused a nuclear holocaust
+Vuoto from his review of Turtles when he gave everyone a jolly reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.
Hey, Doug. You could try maybe differentiating between new videos and reuploads? It's tedious as hell to distinguish between them, especially when a lot of your videos have similar subjects and titles. I know you put the things in the description, but that still requires I click on the video. It's just a suggestion, you know, to clear up your feed. It's cluttered as hell. Is it just me? I want to know if anyone else is having this issue.
+RetGsfdg All new Nostalgia Critics publish at 5pm CST on Wednesday.
Channel Awesome thank you! Thought it was Monday.
Still, wanted to let you know that you might be scaring off subscribers with your feed. Being spammed with such frequent uploads is really annoying. You might want to upload the old videos without publishing. Hope I didn't sound like I'm complaining, because I'm not. This is high-quality, free entertainment. I can't complain. It's just a suggestion :)
Because clicking on videos is just too hard.
+Trophies Look, they've uploaded 20 videos in the past three days, and a total of 45 videos in a timespan of one week (Mostly because of Disneycember, but nonetheless). While you could check them all out one by one to see if they're new or not, it's still a little annoying to see your feed constantly being updated with new videos that turn out to be reuploads from 2010 or something like that. But i'm not ranting about it, just sayin' that it could be improved on, and just because someone doesn't check every single one of them doesn't mean that they're lazy and have no right to complain.
+SisSasSus It's alright. I see your point. I guess he should probably put the word "reupload" on the title or something.
As a late '70s baby, this was a staple. I still can hear the CBS "Special" percussive fanfare that preceded this and so many other televised classics.
To me, this is sweetness and cynicism perfectly balanced. The CBS executives didn't want to run it, fearing that a cartoon with jazz, religious references, and stilted acting would flop, but the legend goes that one animator in the screening room declared the special would run for 100 years.
I even own the soundtrack on vinyl and have a lot of Vince Guaraldi's work on Peanuts included on my Spotify playlists. The music is what pulls it all together. I think it helped me cultivate broader tastes. It didn't have to hoot and ply me with bombastic showtunes to win me over.
Ed Edd n Eddy's Christmas special will always be my favorite.
+Anthony DiPasquale I absolutely adore that special! That and the Foster's home for imaginary friends special.
why is this so poetic
Snoopy makes me think about my 2 dogs and his yawning kinda makes me sad and sorta brings unhappy tears to my eyes
Nostalgia Critic should do:
-Top 11 Greatest Charlie Brown Specials,
-A Boy Named Charlie Brown
-Snoopy, Come Home
-Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown
-Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown
I don't think the ones you listed count, because those are theatrical movies Doing a top 11 greatest Peanuts specials would just be centered around JUST the specials that were released on TV and VHS
@@superchicken5095 I know what I was talking about. I meant the Nostalgia Critic should do a video of the top 11 Peanuts TV Specials, as well as another 4 videos reviewing each of the 4 Peanuts theatrical movies, one at a time.
I'm just amazed Linus hasn't been censored for "offensive content."
+KilroyTheGreat
Um.....not entirely true.
This year a school performed the play and removed that scene. Seriously, the special is so simple and short. You literally just carved out the meaning of the whole special......PLUS shortened it.
What's the point of performing it?
If Linus was Muslim, no one would bat an eye.
The atheists can suck it!
...Sorry, I just had to say that.
Grow up. You don't need some stupid bible quote to tell the same message.
+mynameisDAQ No. It doesn't have to have to be there. You don't need to quote the bible to inspire love between one and another. Why would you need to? What does a quote from the bible have that some other way of saying the entire message couldn't do? The quote isn't what people remember, it's the meaning of that quote that people remember. Something could of been told in many different ways, but would of still have the same effect. So tell me, why does this even remotely matter that some people don't quote some ancient book when doing their interpetation of the entire special and it's meaning when the message and inspiration is the same as the special? Nostalgia isn't a good reason.
A very insightful rundown of why this simple Christmas special hits home.
This is an excellent analysis. However, I must say it makes me sad that most people's knowledge of the Charlie Brown specials extends to - at most - the christmas special, the halloween special and Snoopy Come Home. While all three of those are great, there were so many other fantastic episodes that have been completely forgotten. If someone asked me what I thought the best Charlie Brown special was, my number one pick would be "What Have We Learned?", an epilogue to the film "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown" that gives the audience a serious and moving lesson about the two world wars and the price we paid for victory that's just as powerful now as it was when it first aired.
The strips are better than the cartoons they are much funnier too
I never thought it was such a bad little special. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love. XD
Hey NC. Thanks for this video. I'm a Christian and I agree; there's little to "no bullshit" in this Christmas Special. I am usually happy to see Linus speak Luke 2:8-14. I can't recall any other GOOD Christmas Specials tell the true meaning of Christmas. But I also had forgotten to apply these words of wisdom, truth, and fact to my life. Hey, I screw up. I'll try to keep this in mind not just for Christmas, but a lifetime. I appreciate you bringing this up. Merry Christmas!
As a fellow Christian myself, I agree as well. The scriptures are great, but too many people these days forget that scripture is meant to be applied. Just because it meant something different in its original context, it doesn't mean that it still can't have other meanings. The amazing thing about the scriptures is that there is more than one application, whether it be its original meaning in context, prophetic scriptures of future events including the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, or modern day applications for us the readers. The message of Christmas is universal: peace on earth, goodwill towards men; the message of hope, simplicity, celebration, giving to others, brotherhood, and loving your neighbor. Ultimately, Christmas is about the Savior, who came as mortal man despite being the Son of God, the Creator and the Great Jehovah Himself. He who was the promised Messiah, the anointed King of the Jews, came down to earth to be born in the humblest of settings, to have a manger for His crib. Of course, we wouldn't have Christmas if we didn't have Easter. The joy of the birth of the Savior is incomplete without remembering who He was and what He was destined to do: to suffer and die on the cross, and live again on that first Easter morning; conquering death and sin so that He may be our Redeemer, that we too may live again and be saved from sin and death. That is why we celebrate this Christmas season--to remember the birth of Him who crushed the serpent's head and suffered all of the sins, pains, unfairness, temptations, sicknesses, and afflictions of all mankind, so that He might know how to comfort us, save us, and deliver us from sin and death. Because of Him, death has no sting, the grave has no victory, Satan has no lasting power. Whenever we decorate our Christmas trees this season, and hang the ornaments on it, let us not forget the tree the Savior of the world Himself was hung on, who suffered death that all mankind might live. Merry Christmas to all and have a wonderful holiday season!
The message at the end alone makes this one of my favourite Christmas specials
Whats the background music?
I would like to know.
"Maybe it isn't such a bad little Christmas special after all"
Ow, hit me right in the feels
Charlie Brown Christmas isn't amazing, but the sentimental value it holds for me makes it a classic.
Could you talk about Shriner's nonprophit Children's Hospital at the end of one of your videos please? They provide free health care specializing in bones. I had 3 surgeries in the one in Springfield Massachusetts and everyone there is so kind and caring!
Yeah, Peanuts showed the innocence and deep thoughts and emotions that children experience. It also shows the other perspectives of things. I also agree that it’s simplicity helps to teach the real meaning of Christmas in the end. And who doesn’t love a cute little Christmas special with cute little children learning what Christmas really means?
I remember one time, around Christmas, my mom and I went to a convenience store for some reason, possibly free hot coco, listening to K-Love in the car, and *just* as we got there, the Peanuts theme played! We laughed, surprised that K-Love would play something so random, and we both sat in the car for a minute, bobbing our heads back and forth like the kids dancing, and it was just such a fun, silly little mother-son moment!
The special was on TV an hour ago, and now I'm back to this sweet little review.🙂
This year you should do a top 11 Ebenezer Scrooges =) There's so many and I think it would be a great list for December
I'll admit, when I saw this video in my subscriptions list, my heart sunk. I was really worried that Doug was gonna tell me everything wrong with this movie, and as I usually agree with him, I was worried I would see all the flaws by the end as well. But this video reminds me of why he's my favorite critic. Yeah sure he can go a little crazy and nitpick things a bit too much, but man when he gets it right, he really gets it right. Not only did he make me appreciate this movie more, but I think he might've also given people the urge to go rewatch this one. The beauty really is in the simplicity. Because we don't always need insanely good animation or laugh out loud humor. Sometimes we just need that simple touch to remind us of what Christmas is about and what it means to us. So thank you critic, I needed this video.
Since you're on the subject of Charlie Brown:
"This is America, Charlie Brown" (The voyage on the Mayflower)
"What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?" (D-Day)
This is probably one of my favorite Nostalgia Critic editorials to date. I found his views and ideas about the Charlie Brown Christmas special very interesting and new. I never even thought about what actually went into the special and the connections that could be made from it. I think that this kind of video would actually make for an interesting series. I know he's done Raiders of the Lost Story Arc and Was That Real, with one asking if a show holds up today and one asking why was this show was a thing at all, and even several editorials go over if something is overrated or why something stuck with us for so long, but I think that he could do a series dedicated to explaining why classic cartoons like this are popular and memorable. I dunno, just a thought. Anyone else this would be interesting? (Again, I understand there are several Nostalgia Critic episodes like this, but I think it could be taken further)
+Wesley D. Ellison I meant Anyone else "think" this would be interesting?
Am I the only one that really wants that music?
The song "Linus and Lucy", which is considered the Charlie Brown theme song, was given its exposure through the Christmas Special. It wasn't really known (outside the jazz circuit) before then, so it's not that people drag it into other Christmas songs, it's that people associate that song with Christmas, since that's when a lot of kids first heard it.
Linus quoting the scripture was flawless and timeless not only because he just said it but like NC said it inspired Charlie and the other children to care for the tree. To me, The tree was kind of symbolism of Jesus Christ not being born in a mansion or even a house but a manger and because people believed that He would change the world, that there was so much more to learn from that infant, the importance of His birth holds a significance and power that will last forever. Whether in 1965 or 2015 or 3015, if Merry Christmas Charlie Brown was not made, no other children's holiday special besides the Little Drummer Boy would even get close, let alone go past those boundaries in such a mature, thought provoking and honest way. That's why to me it's one of the best Christmas specials of all time if not the most. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
I tend to watch this special every year on Christmas eve along with "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner." But I love this special because the animation on the level of Rocky and Bullwinkle but I find it has a charm to it that I would never find in modern animation. The music, Peanuts was my gateway to Jazz as a child that I have the music of the Vince Guaraldi Trio on CD, it is top notch. The message is simple but it's not mired in cheesiness or schmaltz. Where as the Garfield Christmas special is extremely cheesy that I can barely watch it, and I love Garfield. I think that's why people will play this special every year and like a lot things its become a family tradition much like reading the Christmas Carol, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas or watching "It's a Wonderful Life."
I agree that he applies the Christian message, but the goal of Christianity is not to be 'nice' to everybody but to LOVE everybody and those are two VERY different things.
+Beth G Good point.
+Beth G And people also take "Thou shalt not judge" as meaning we can't say someone is sinning or that they're doing bad. That's not it at all. We can call their guilt (as a jury), We cannot condemn them for their acts (as a judge). That is God's job. We are supposed to say what they're doing wrong and help them into the light, even if we aren't in the light all the time ourselves. No true Christian claims to be perfect, and those that do are clearly not Christian.
You should read "Judge Not' by Todd Friel. It's an excellent book on that very topic. As he puts it, it is not loving to let a person continue in their sins for fear of being judgmental or hurting another's feelings.
Have you read the bible???
HIm or us? Because if you mean him, than 'no', because he's catholic and they don't read the WORD, because they believe only people of the church can interpret scripture. If you mean us, I can't speak for the other two, but me... I have a Bachelors of history with a focus on church history and a minor in biblical studies... so.... 'yes'....yes I have... multiple times... in depth.
I love how much thought you put into these videos, and how you're promoting such great causes. You have been one of my favorite channels for about two years now, and I still love your work. Thank you for being so amazing.
I love how Doug puts all this effort in examining and dissecting this special when in the end I doubt the creators really meant to do a lot of these things.
You can say the same about Shakespeare or any classic fiction. It's a good exercise and some find them fun to do.
7:38 Charles Shultz quoted the Bible a few more times in the comics. So I'm not sure if doing it in the special was just because it was different.
Idc what anyone says, Charlie Brown saying “RATS” gets a huge laugh from me every time.
This is one of the best Nostalgia Critic editorials I've ever seen. Thought provoking and beautiful. Merry Christmas, Doug Walker.
Brought a tear to my eye. Congrats Critic, you described and analyzed the special beautifully.
I've never seen A Charlie Brown Christmas.
+PhantomLola12 Yes, watch it and enjoy the greatest Christmas special of them all.
+PhantomLola12 You should see it! Definite zchristmas classic, imperfections aside, just like Doug said.
It has been two years. Have you seen the fuckin special? If so what did you think? I must know!
what song is being played in the background the whole time? I love it
When I was a kid in the 80s, we were limited to 2 channels. Also, we had Saturday morning cartoons and afternoon specials.
So when shows like Charlie Brown Christmas, Grinch, Rudolph and so on came around, those were special moments.
It really says something when, in 1965, quoting the Bible in a CHRISTMAS special was considered daring.
Come on Critic! Review The Peanuts Movie!!
You want to know why? There's one reason, it's something no other Christmas special draws attention to. Jesus Christ. This Christmas Special tells us what Christmas is all about when no other Christmas Special dares to say. It's about the birth of Jesus Christ, and the movie tells us why that's important. And it's dead serious about that. And if you can't see why that's so important, you won't understand why this special is as beloved as it is.
Yes it did. And it also said that commercialism is ALSO the true meaning of Christmas. Charlie Brown's tree of "love" was saved by Snoopy's glitz, eh?
Ultimately, the show tells us there is no "wrong way" to celebrate Christmas. Whether spiritual or consumerist ... the holiday can be enjoyed any way we choose. It is all good.
Fun Fact: there was a high controversial moment and one point of being sued when Linus read the nativity story from the gospel of Luke.
@@Blunko_McSqwuntley First of all, it's Pagan not Pagen. Second of all, the roots are in the Pagan holiday of solstice true, but I see no harm in Christians choosing to celebrate their faith alongside their Pagan brothers and sisters. There's no reason to get so rude on behalf of a religion I would venture a guess you don't even follow. Most of the Pagans I know are very nice people who get a chuckle out of the fact that almost all Christian holidays were adopted from them because Christians just couldn't make them stop celebrating no matter how they tried. Lighten up man.
When I showed my dad this video he nearly punched the computer screen until Doug listed the positives. He loves the Charlie Brown Christmas special
You Doug, I don't know if you can tell from my name, I'm not a christian but Yule (or Christmas to those who are unclear with its true origins to the Germanic Pegans) has a very special feeling to me, and when I was a kid and I first saw this, I was hooked and I loved this special. Every time I celebrate Yule, I always think back to the first memory of Christmas (Technically when I was 9 or 10 is the earliest Christmas I can remember) how I went over to my Grandparents to celebrate by eating good food, opening presents on Christmas eve, and just being a family. I truly look back with fond memories and joy. So like you, I have a special spot for Yule and I celebrate the teachings of being kind to your fellow man.
Maybe it's just an Amreican thing, but I'd never even heard of this special, or any other Peanuts special, until Doug brought it up in a video. While I did like the comics as a kid (though I admit I just thought of them as "Snoopy" comics) it's never really been a big thing in Australia that I know of, or at least not for a while and not to this level.
+Aaron O'neil The Peanuts were a huge thing in America (and kinda still are) around the 60's,70's, and 80's. Mass commercialization and marketing kinda tainted it though, so now it's not as huge.
Unix One
Fair enough.
Good Grief!
Back before home video and you could watch this when ever you wanted, Charlie Brown Christmas usually came on TV the day you went on Christmas vacation. It was a huge milestone in your child hood. You got home from school, usually the Friday before Christmas and sat around the 19" Magnavox TV and waited for it to start.
I didn't realize it until this year, but the classic Charlie Brown theme that always plays this time of year is actually a rebellious tone.
Think about it. Every time the theme plays, everyone is tuning out Charlie Brown.
***** So... Schroeder actually DOES like Lucy after all.
He didn't mention that this special was sponsered by Coca-Cola, and had product placement in the beginning and the end.
From the looks of his clips, namely of the opening, he doesn't have the version with the sponsorship. It's kind of an obscure trivia since only the initial airings and none of the home releases included it.
Does it matter?
+The KaBlammer Considering the moral here, kinda.
+sonicgamer42 if they didn't sponsor it, it wouldn't have gotten made. I don't even think it impedes the meaning. The season is not about advertising, that is obviously true, but the ads don't impede the message. They more or less acted as a film credit, saying things like "this film was paid for by the Coca Cola Company", they helped out with the movie in that aspect.
Scott Wild I believe that was only in the original airing in 1965.
It's interesting that he mentions that the famous piano theme is played on the radio around Christmas time. I once walked into a pub in London and that song was playing........ and that was in the middle of summer!
i watched this special every christmas every year and i love it so much. just hearing the music from it makes me get emotional. it’s such a nostalgic and sentimental movie for me. i’ll never forget it. it’s iconic
"Overrated" one of the dumbest criticisms ever.
This word pisses me off so much, people throw it around just to say they didn't like a certain thing, instead of, you know, actually saying they didn't like it but at the same time acknowledging it's good
marcino457 It's like "yes a lot of ppl loved this thing or whatever more than you. Cry me a river and get over the fact that you can be as honest as you want but won't change the fact that your opinion is one that falls in the minority category."
tieler gray If you have to use that stupid word in your title then your video is not worth watching.
And one of the most abused critcisms. I mean, look at the Frozen hatedom, they abuse that word TO THE MAX.
Nope
CBS green-lit this cartoon in late July of 1965. I defy anyone to try and come up with a cartoon, get kid voice actors and an outstanding score in that time. Of course it's gonna be rushed and confusing, but this still stands as a Christmas standard.
You were much kinder to this special than I thought you were going to be. Thank you! It is by no means perfect and it is not for everyone, but I loved it as a kid and still watch it every year as an adult.
Excellent analysis, very thought provoking, these editorials are my favorite Channel Awesome videos.
I can answer this question right now...
Fuck no!
watch the whole video
See for me it's the polar express. For me it's not Christmas without it
anastasiagirl1342 ikr
Just now found this in 2021, and I'm 62 years of age. I have watched this EVERY year. As a child growing up poor on a farm in rural Tennessee, this ''Christmas special'' holds so much meaning to me. I felt that I a was 'Charlie Brown' in so many ways. ''Mother'' thought more of her sisters' family than me. ''Father would beat me over anything, everything, and nothing. Older ''sister'' thought she was the 'Center of the Universe'. So maybe some might catch the jest of this. Leave this story/program alone - it is a CLASSIC ! . . .IMHO . . .
Fun fact: the peanuts piano theme song originated from this special hence why it's grouped in with Christmas songs
If you are talking about Linus and Lucy, it was weitten for a biogof Mr Schulz in 1963. The show was never aired and two hears later the piece was used in CB Xmas
This is a great breakdown