A "Charlie Brown Christmas" will not air on any broadcast television network this year. Apple acquired the rights to all Peanuts properties 2020, which means only Apple TV+ subscribers have the ability watch them on demand.

If you're a Baby Boomer or a member of Generation X, you are familiar with the TV special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas." But you may have noticed it hasn't been on network TV in years. The special traditionally aired on channels like CBS,

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple – etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot cocoa.

Though the holiday movie was on television for many years, in 2018, Apple acquired the rights to “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” as well as the rest of the “Peanuts” catalog, including classics like “ It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown ” and “ A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving .”

In need of holiday cheer? How you can tune into this iconic Christmas special featuring your favorite Peanuts character & a very special little tree

Edie Melson and her family felt down after her son was deployed, but watching A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS together

Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz was responsible for a Christmas story that became a cultural icon. But it was almost entirely by accident.

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 1965 broadcast has become a staple—etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot cocoa.

But when televisions were brought into the American living room, Time Magazine wrote that television had become “the new American hearth- a center for family activities, conversations and companionship.

Sometimes, the holidays don’t go exactly as planned, and nowhere is that more obvious than with Christmas trees. From lopsided branches to trees that just look… confused, these decorating disasters are a reminder that perfection isn’t always part of the season.

A Charlie Brown Christmas comes in at a run-time of an ephemeral 25 minutes (30 minutes, including commercials), but, like certain movies about ghosts, the real engine behind the special is its timeless music.