This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something almost unheard of in American pop culture, both then and now. In the middle of a prime-time cartoon, a child stepped forward, quieted the noise, and proclaimed the Nativity story from the Gospel of Luke (King James Version):

Since its 1965 debut, A Charlie Brown Christmas has entertained generations during the holiday season. No one foresaw that an animated special based on a newspaper comic strip would make millions of people laugh,

It’s the 60th anniversary of A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, which is just as memorable for its music as it is for the story animation.

“They hated it,” producer Lee Mendelson recalled in a 2003 interview with the Archive of American Television. “The two top people just hated it. They said, it’s too slow and it’s very religious … and it’s not particularly funny.” At the time, the show’s producers even agreed.

This 60th anniversary zoetrope vinyl of A Charlie Brown Christmas delivers animated fun, solid sound, and a perfect last-minute gift for jazz fans.

Planning a trip to the Oregon coast during winter break? The Oregon State Parks annual Winter Whale Watch Week offers 14 volunteer-led watching stations along the coast where you just may spot gray whales on their southward migration to calving lagoons in Mexico.

A Charlie Brown Christmas” debuted on national television on Dec. 8, 1965, with nearly half of all available American households tuning in.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is a holiday staple for many. In Milton, they're bringing it to life. Ten years ago, Chris Taylor was walking around, noticing all the small, but proud trees that reminded him of the one in the classic holiday special.