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Since its top-rated debut on CBS in December 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has been one of America's most beloved television shows. Year after year, fans of all ages tune in to the Emmy-winning Christmas special that has earned a permanent place in the nation's popular culture.
This collector's treasury contains the entire script of A Charlie Brown Christmas, illustrated with full-color stills from the animated film. Producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez pay tribute to the program with personal memories and reflections about the show, including charming anecdotes about their long friendship and working career with Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Offering rare, behind-the-scenes insights, they also share memories of the late, great jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi and provide never-before-published background sketches, storyboards, production sheets, and other materials that bring the making of the show to life.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition also brings the sound of the show home with the piano/vocal musical scores for Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here" and "Linus and Lucy," two songs that have become standards of American popular music.
As the very first Peanuts special, A Charlie Brown Christmas brought Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang to television. In addition to breaking the mold by using jazz music (which exposed millions of people to jazz for the first time and inspired a generation of jazz pianists), A Charlie Brown Christmas broke new ground by using real children for the voices instead of adult actors. Schulz, Mendelson, and Melendez created these andother innovations that made A Charlie Brown Christmas a unique and timeless work of animation art.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition celebrates this award-winning and history-making show with warmhearted memories, fascinating trivia, and colorful animation art that will delight fans of all ages.
Surrounded by other kids with extremely commercial ideas about Christmas, Charlie Brown struggles to understand the true spirit of the holiday.
Anonymous
Posted Sun Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2011
I enjoyed this nook book (the most expensive purchase for me to date), however it was worth it. My children love the interaction with the characters, and the decorating of the Christmas tree is fun for kids of all ages. The song at the end was a nice surprise. This is one we will be re-reading for years to come.
45 out of 58 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2011
The book is nice if you just want a book but the text is too small to read without magnifying lenses. The app is more like the show and is absolutely delightful plus it costs less!
23 out of 37 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2011
Its a great book
22 out of 40 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Nov 06 00:00:00 EDT 2011
I didnt buy the book i got the FREE SAMPLE since im 12 and have already out grown it, but i still LUV The Peanuts. I would recomend this books fior kids ages 1-6. VERY CUTE BOOK! :)
14 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2011
Tap the text twice and it will pop up!
9 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2011
My son loves the thing!
8 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2010
This is a book worth making a yearly tradition of reading. The true story of Christmas is presented through a cast of colorful characters. If you're a child of the 60's it will bring back happy memories.
7 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2011
It is alsom and i love it
6 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2012
WHY CANT I OPEN IT????????????
4 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011
I love this book! But I may have jumped the gun by thinking my 2 year old would sit through the whole book, lol! She loved the first 5 pages and the song at the end though. Can't wait till she's old enough to read it all with me :)
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2012
Got this when it was half off and well worth the money. My daughter loves it!
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011
This book reproduces the paper book very well. It may be good on a tablet, but the text is too small for the color nook.
The colors are sharp and the story is good for small children, but the format does not allow the user to make any adjustments to text or brightness. Not so good for grandmother eyes.
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2011
I open the boook and it gose red on me and thats it can i get my money back ??????
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Posted Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2012
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Posted Wed Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2012
I love this book .
it is a nice book to read all year
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2011
Well i only read the sample but it was only three pages long
Is the real book only this long?
Pleas someone answer my questions
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2011
How could it not be?
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Posted Sun Dec 25 00:00:00 EST 2011
I <3 charile brown
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Posted Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2013
This book is an old classic from the tv show. recommended to children of all ages.
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Posted Sat Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2013
This was a wonderful interactive book for the holidays. My children ages 3 and 9 both enjoyed this book and we read this everynight along with another holiday book. My 3 year old still wants to read it even though the holidays are over. Great pictures.
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Overview
Since its top-rated debut on CBS in December 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has been one of America's most beloved television shows. Year after year, fans of all ages tune in to the Emmy-winning Christmas special that has earned a permanent place in the nation's popular culture.
This collector's treasury contains the entire script of A Charlie Brown Christmas, illustrated with full-color stills from the animated film. Producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez pay ...