One of my favorite Christmas shows! Charles M. Schulz created this Charlie Brown classic to preach the gospel to America. The Christmas tree was a representation of Jesus as the branch of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1). The story touches on the over-commercialization and secularism of Christmas, and serves to remind viewers of the true meaning of Christmas (the birth of Jesus Christ). A Charlie Brown Christmas was completed just ten days shy of its national broadcast premiere. All involved believed the special would be an unmitigated disaster. The program premiered on CBS on December 9, 1965 at 7:30PM ET (pre-empting The Munsters), and was viewed by 45% of those watching television that evening, with the number of homes watching the special an estimated 15,490,000, placing it at number two in the ratings, behind Bonanza on NBC. The special received unanimous critical acclaim! Jesus is still the reason for the season. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. Isaiah 11:1
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 02:29:22 +0000
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