Of all the great old Christmas specials — and there are many — my favorite has always been A Charlie Brown Christmas. It’s quite extraordinary how well the printed comic translated to animation, in my view surpassing anything Charles Schultz pulled off with paper and pen.
From the amazing voice work of the young characters and the famous ‘waah-waah’ voices of the parents to Vince Guaraldi’s delightful score, the Peanuts specials hit on all cylinders. They also tapped into a bittersweet melancholy that I never quite got from the comic strip (though I admit I haven’t been an avid reader of the series).
Meet Me In Montauk 