The Great Holiday Cartoon Special Debate

[Maleficent13]

Resolved:

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a superior cartoon to A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Discuss! (And vote.)

 

[MIGrandma]

I like the Great Pumpkin show, but love the Christmas one even more.

 

[MomofKatie]

For the dancing scene alone, the Christmas special wins out.

 

[mickaholic4077]

The part where Linus recites the story of the true meaning of Christmas always makes me cry.

 

[Diznotyzed]

As someone who remembers the debut showing of "A Charlie Brown Christmas", I can truly say it pulls my heartstrings every single year. Plus, we never had a shiny aluminum Christmas tree, even painted pink.

 

[Maleficent13]

I just realized that in the Thanksgiving special, Woodstock eats turkey.

 

[Pooh67_68]

A Charlie Brown Christmas is by far, better then the other 2 listed.

 

[KAMKIM]

At work our office christmas tree is commonly referred to as the Charlie brown Christmas Tree

 

[NMAmy]

Mal, Mal, Mal. You are so misguided, my friend.

Think about it...Linus using his blanket as a shepherd's costume saying, "Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy," Charlie Brown rescuing a poor little Christmas tree, and, as MomofKatie so astutely pointed out--the DANCING!! I mean, come on, I recreate all the dances for dd every year.

Charlie Brown Christmas all the way!

That is pretty creepy with Woodstock eating turkey, though.

 

[MomofKatie]

Here it is in all it's glory- the Christmas dancing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBPcoI4OE9Y

 

[LuvOrlando]

How do you compare greatness to greatness? You can't. In my world all Charlie Brown cartoons are created equal

 

[laurie31]

We love all the Charlie Brown cartoons, but the Christmas one is just so perfect. The scraggly little tree made beautiful with a little love, Linus reciting the Christmas Story, and yes, the music! We decorate our tree every year to the soundtrack! It's just so....happy!

 

[wdwgirl03]

For the dancing scene alone, the Christmas special wins out.

We always get a kick out of those 2 little twin girls with the stringy hair.

I also like the ending when they sing and every time they take a breath more dirt falls of off Pigpen. Ahhhh I can't wait for it to be on TV!

Though I do like the Halloween one too.

Oh, I should also add I just got a stuffed Charlie Brown from a Hallmark store. It even recites a line from the show!

 

[ead79]

My vote goes to Charlie Brown Christmas! "Lights, please..."

 

[jx3smom]

Christmas is my favorite

 

[alexandria674]

It's got to be the Christmas one..I mean Snoopy pretending to be a penguin makes me laugh everytime.

 

[georgina]

The Christmas one is the best - I love the fact that Linus quotes the Bible story, the dancing, the dog germs, the tree. There were several things I didn't understand as a child - I didn't know what real estate was, or the big syndicate Lucy mentioned. I do love the Halloween one as well, but it's in second place. I never really cared much for the Thanksgiving one.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I love listening to the soundtrack of "Charlie Brown Christmas".



"Auugh! I've been kissed by a dog! I have dog germs! Get some hot water! Get some disinfectant! Get some iodine!"


I love how wise Linus is.

 

[Sgt Mickey]

A Charlie Brown Christmas. I love the halloween one but I never understood no matter how much bad luck one kid has who gives kids rocks for trick or treating.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Charlie Brown Christmas is the, along with the Grinch, the classic holiday TV show. The Charlie Brown Halloween is amongst the greats. The Thanksgiving one was mediocre. I have no idea who Steven Colbert is or what he has to do with holiday specials.