As Charlie Brown once said: “I won’t let commercialism ruin MY Christmas!”
This Christmas, if you’re looking for your favorite Peanuts Christmas special to put on while you’re covering the halls, you might be disappointed when you find out A Charlie Brown Christmas is now available exclusively on Apple TV, behind a paywall – sorry, Charlie…
In 2020, Apple secured exclusive streaming rights to the Peanuts cartoons after years of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas TV specials being available on multiple broadcast networks – mostly ABC and CBS. The upside of having to subscribe to Apple TV+ to get the Peanuts is that you can watch all your favorite Charlie Brown holiday shows, including A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, And It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! in one place.
So if you want to see Charlie Brown, pick one small tree tree for the gang’s Christmas play Before you get together to open presents with your family, you’ll need access to Apple TV+.
Which channel is A Charlie Brown Christmas on this year?
After years of PeanutsChristmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween TV specials air every holiday season on ABC, CBS and PBS. All Charlie Brown specials are now only available on Apple TV+. Luckily, the service offers a free trial, so you don’t have to technical I have to spend money to see Linus explain the true meaning of Christmas this year…
How to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas
(Apple TV)
Apple TV+ is the official streaming platform for all Peanuts holiday specials, including It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving And A Charlie Brown Christmas. In addition to the nostalgic holiday episodes, you can also watch award-winning shows such as Shrink, dismissal, Ted Lasso, The Morning Show And Chemistry lessons, plus great original films.
An Apple TV+ subscription will cost you $9.99/month, BUT the platform is still offering a seven-day free trial for new subscribers, OR, if you recently purchased a qualifying Apple device (for example, as an early Christmas gift …) you can use the streaming service completely free for up to three months.
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When will A Charlie Brown Christmas be free this year?
In the name of Christmas (and in an effort not to be the total Grinch!), Apple TV+ has made Charlie Brown’s Christmas special free for everyone – not just now Apple TV+ subscribers – available to watch on Saturday, December 14, 2024 and Sunday, December 15, 2024. If you miss that window, you can still stream A Charlie Brown Christmas for free using the Apple TV free trial.
