This Wednesday, December 9th, marks the 50th anniversary of CBS airing the show A Charlie Brown Christmas. (click the image to read about it on Wikipedia.org)
I remember, as a kid, listening to a record that I had of that show. The record came in an illustrated storybook. I listened to that album so many times, I had almost the whole show memorized!
Good times.
The show was a bold move. In a day of commercialism and materialism, Charles Schulz helped the public remember what the true meaning of Christmas was all about…in between commercials from their sponsor – Dolly Madison Gems. Who could forget?
Here’s one of their commercials from 1977…
Dolly Madison Gems 1977 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwVnu4TOhaA]
Inspired by the spirit of remembering what Christmas is all about, I wrote a song last year entitled The Meaning of Christmas. I, along with several others, will be performing that song at our church service this coming Sunday.
I hope to get a video of the performace to share with you.
Until then, if you can’t wait for the show to air on TV again this year, you can watch it online here…
http://abc.go.com/shows/movies-and-specials/listings/a-charlie-brown-christmas
Enjoy!