These characters proved their value both in print and on screen, when the first Peanuts TV special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, aired on Dec. 9, 1965.

tv critics corner Nearly 60 years on, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ is the holiday gift that keeps on giving By Don Aucoin Globe Staff,Updated December 10, 2024, 4:47 p.m.

It followed “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” which first aired in 1965 and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” in 1966. “Peanuts” was a popular syndicated comic strip written and ...