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\u201cLinus\u2019 reading of the story of the Nativity was, quite simply, the dramatic highlight of the season.\u201d Harriet Van Horne in the \u201cNew York World Telegram\u201d December 1965<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Every year our family enjoys reading about Christmas traditions and songs\u2014how they began, what they mean, etc. One of my favorite readings is the story of how \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d came about\u2014and continues to bless people today. Read my \u201cstory behind the Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d below aloud to your family\u2014then watch the movie (or at least check out the given links from youtube). Have fun!<\/p>\n On Thursday, December 9, 1965 (nearly fifty years ago!), \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d made its debut on CBS on television screens all over the United States. Surprising the network executives, this darling Christmas story was an immediate hit. It seems that its creator, Charles Schulz, battled with the powers-that-be at the network concerning the show\u2019s religious content (CBS thought it was too religious) and the kids\u2019 voices (citing that they should be professional actors, not children). Additionally, they felt that Vince Guaraldi\u2019s theme music was too modern for kids\u2019 tastes. (The jazz soundtrack has, by the way, become a classic.)<\/p>\n Rumor has it that through the years it has been suggested that Linus\u2019 reading of the Christmas story from Luke be taken out of the movie. However, forty-five years later, this classic still contains that powerful passage from Luke, those sweet child voices, and that catchy music*\u2014and each year the true story of Jesus\u2019 birth and the reason for the season\u2014is proclaimed via the secular media.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n