50 years after it was created, one of the most beloved Christmas holiday TV specials continues to be the animated cartoon "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Why is it so special? According to Robert Loyd, film critic for the Los Angeles Times, " it isn't about any invented crisis in the life of an imaginary creature. There are no elves, no reindeer, no Santa. It's just about us.
The Spirit of Christmas
Charles Schulz, the creator of "Peanuts" wrote a little fable about how a meaningful holiday such as Christmas has become so commercialized that it has lost any meaning. The only magic Christmas now allows is the kind we create ourselves when we pay attention to someone besides ourselves.
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" remains true to both the spirit of Christmas and to the spirit of "Peanuts."
Although it t emphasizes the need for hope and love, it still reminds us that for many people around the world the Christmas season can bring anxiety and a feeling of being alone and unloved.
"I know nobody likes me," sighs Charlie Brown in the animated special. "Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?"
