# I think it's time for "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 21, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-charlie-brown-christmas/845208 "2019-12-21T23:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-charlie-brown-christmas/845208/1 "2019-12-21T23:42:04Z")

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Goin’ back to Ole Virginny for Christmas. I want to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas” now. Or should I save it and watch with Mom and Dad and my brothers and niece and nephew? I think both.

There are ads, but isn’t that appropriate, that is how it was origanally broadcast.

[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7g87qh](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7g87qh)

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**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-charlie-brown-christmas/845208/2 "2019-12-22T00:29:08Z")

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I went to a live version of the music at a jazz club last night. It was marvelous.

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Both

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**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-charlie-brown-christmas/845208/4 "2019-12-23T04:22:52Z")

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Note the only moment when Linus discards his security blanket the next time you see it - a small Easter Egg inserted by Charles Schulz.

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I thought it was 30 minutes but now it’s 60. Wikipedia says 25 minutes. Is my memory wrong or did they add scenes?

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**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-for-a-charlie-brown-christmas/845208/6 "2019-12-23T15:07:21Z")

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> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> I thought it was 30 minutes but now it’s 60. Wikipedia says 25 minutes. Is my memory wrong or did they add scenes?

Rather than manipulate the footage to make room for more commercials or simply adding five to 10 minutes of commercials, it’s now coupled with [Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown%27s_Christmas_Tales) immediately following.

Same sort of thing with the Thanksgiving special, being coupled with “You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown”.