In the family of Christmas movies to delight children and cousins, I ask Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! The animated TV movie, which first premiered on CBS more than fifty years ago, honors the famous dog Snoopy as well as the Peanuts, based on the eponymous series by Charles M. Schulz. And this year, rather than watch it on your TV, just fire up Apple TV+ on your iPhone, iPad or MacBook to find out.
The service can be accessed through the designated Apple TV app 6.99 euros per month for a single user. A more affordable price than Netflix’s ad-free offer, which starts at 8.99 euros per month. On Apple TV+, you can also find many original productions such as Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis or The big cona documentary about US Social Security fraudster Eric C. Conn.
Synopsis and Cast
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! lasts twenty-five minutes, with Bill Melendez directing and acting as Snoopy. The filmmaker, who passed away in September 2008, also shot The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1979 and You’re in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown! In 1994.
Other cast members include Chris Shea (as Linus van Pelt), Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown), Tracy Stratford (Lucy van Pelt), Cathy Steinberg (Sally Brown) and Geoffrey Orstein (Pig-Pen). As for the French voices, the cast can count on Alexis Tomassin (after life, Narco, The Second Star), Sauvane Delanoe (lightning dance, The Tightrope, The Shadow of a Suspicion), Adeline Chetail (calls, Julie Lescaut, Until the end of the night) and on Hervé Rey (gears, The doll’s companions, Red Kiss).
What else for December 25?
If you want to discover other titles for Christmas, The Polar Express is also a rather savvy choice, but available this time on Netflix. Otherwise, our colleagues from Lemon-squeezer.net also recommend Mom I missed the plane ! on Disney+, a classic, and The strange Christmas of Mr. Jack of Tim Burton on the same platform.
The Nightmare Before Christmas © Touchstone Pictures
By: Keleops SA