Good Grief!: Where Can you Find Charlie Brown Holiday Specials This Year?

Meaghan Darwish
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Peanuts fans may have noticed that this year’s holiday specials are nowhere to be found in the networks’ TV lineups.

The annual tradition of sitting down to enjoy It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and A Charlie Brown Christmas will now happen via Apple TV+, the new official streaming home for all things Peanuts.

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But fans who don’t have the monthly subscription are still in luck. Apple has already announced that it will make the holiday specials available for free to non-subscribers during an allotted period of time. For It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Apple TV+ will give everybody access from October 30 until November 1.

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In the case of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, which arrives November 18 on Apple TV+, fans can view that for free from November 25 until November 27. A Charlie Brown Christmas arrives on December 4 and will be streamable for free from December 11 to December 13.

Mark your calendars for those days and keep an eye out for future new specials that will cover Mother’s Day, Earth Day, New Year’s Eve, and going back to school. The platform already houses Snoopy in Space.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Streaming now, Apple TV+

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Begins streaming, Wednesday, November 18, Apple TV+

A Charlie Brown Christmas, Begins streaming, Friday, December 4, Apple TV+

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    OrangeGuitar

    I just bought the only two specials I care about - Halloween and Christmas. Screw Apple. The fact they are not playing on broadcast tv for kids to enjoy without having to stream them - free or not - seems antithetical to Charles Schultz's legacy. YMMV

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    BlueBeer

    Screw Apple. They should not take away traditions from those who can't afford the subscription. I own the movies. I do not even own an Apple phone anymore. (Gogle Pixel) Or an Apple computer. (PC) Not necessary. This is just wrong.

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    RedPretzel

    #boycottappletv #BoycottApple #charliebrown 

    Return the Charlie Brown holiday specials to broadcast TV. 

    These specials are a tradition, and a unifying moment in our currently divided society. Families, friends, and neighbors all taking a moment to watch these programs on their TV. 

    What about the families who don't have internet. Are we going to leave them out this year?

    So, Apple has the broadcast rights. Well Apple needs to do the right thing and partner with a broadcast network to at least show the specials on air at least once a year.

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    PurpleMustache

    Sold to the highest bidder....sad

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    CyanScissors

    Dumping my apple everything!

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    OrangeCoathanger

    I think it is crazy. I have been able to watch the great pumpkin twice this year. I was just able to Charlie Brown Christmas but can’t find thanksgiving not for the price

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    GreenButton

    SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on the people who made this decision. I am 62 years old, have watched it every year when I was young, with my kids and was hoping to watch with my grand-kids and you have taken this away. What a pathetic move just for more money!! Many homes don't have the internet, especially in rural areas, to even stream this and now you have taken this holiday staple away!! You people are so sad!!

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    PurpleCocktail

    we abhor what apple has done to holiday traditions by attaching a price tag and another way to segregate those who have and have not. am looking for a new phone and laptop but crossed apple off the list!

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    PurpleBlowdryer

    I really resent the capitalization of TV broadcasting, especially with Apple TV+. It's been a tradition since I was a kid to watch these movies and my family can barely afford DIRECTV. I know it's able to be streamed for free at a certain date but there will come a point in time where watching TV and movies will be too expensive, as will everything else on this planet.

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    GreenRocket

    And this is why I continue to purchase physical media instead of depending on the good will of broadcasters and electronic distribution. They can play all the games they want with regards to "distribution"... but when the time comes I will be able to enjoy these shows with my family, and with the added bonus of them being commercial free.