Why We Love "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

On this episode of Our American Stories, dealing with a small budget and with a short deadline, A Charlie Brown Christmas was released to critical acclaim on December 9th, 1965. While audiences loved it, behind the scenes at CBS there were many doubters. Lee Habeeb tells the story of how one of our most beloved Christmas specials came to be. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.