Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEE MENDELSON FILM PRODUCTIONS via Alamy 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (1965). 60 years after its release, A Charlie Brown Christmas ...

So begins the iconic holiday special known as A Charlie Brown Christmas, which premiered a whopping 60 years ago — and is cherished to this day. The Peanuts classic made its CBS debut on Dec. 9, 1965, ...

The most wonderful time of year, at least for "Peanuts" fans, has arrived... and not a moment too soon. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," a mainstay of the holidays since the 1960s, follows beloved ...

Jason Mendelson tells PEOPLE why his father, 'Peanuts' producer Lee Mendelson, wasn't sure it would be a success at all 60 years after its release, A Charlie Brown Christmas is now an iconic part of ...