As Vince Guaraldi wrote, Christmastime is here, and what better way to celebrate than rewatching the 1965 classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” However, being able to watch it on TV has taken a hit since 2020.

Follow me on X. TV Answer Man, do you know how we can watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special this year? It seems like it’s always difficult to find. My kids really love it. — Jamie, Norfolk, Virginia.

Is it because it so powerfully taps into that deep vein of melancholy Christmas can evoke, even — or especially — in the face of the culture’s drumbeat insistence that we be jolly?

December means Christmas traditions! Trees, lights, gifts and a Peanuts holiday movie, of course. How to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" free this weekend.

As I type this, I'm sipping on chai tea, wrapped in a blanket covered in hedgehogs holding candy canes, while twinkly lights hang on the wall behind my head. That's right baby, it's Christmastime!! (Well,

Wow, talk about a change that’s still hard to accept. A Charlie Brown Christmas has been gracing our living rooms on network TV since 1965. According to People Magazine, it premiered on CBS to 15 million homes back then.