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''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next ''Peanuts'' special (1994's ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'') aired on Creator/{{NBC}}, before they released two straight to video, ultimately returning to network TV on Creator/{{ABC}} in 2000.
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''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next ''Peanuts'' special (1994's ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'') aired on Creator/{{NBC}}, before they released two straight to video, ultimately returning to network TV on Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] in 2000.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the vignettes are directly adapted from the comic strip (the Nativity play subplot had previously been adapted into the short "Play" in the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' in 1985).
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the vignettes are directly adapted from the comic strip (the wreath and Nativity play subplot subplots had previously been adapted into the short "Play" in the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' in 1985).
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being vignettes are directly adapted from the comic strip, and a substantial chunk of it was strip (the Nativity play subplot had previously been adapted from into the short "Play" in the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' in 1985.
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* CallBack: Like in ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', Linus [[AsTheGoodBookSays recites Luke 2:8-14]] when someone asks him what the TrueMeaningOfChristmas is. This time, however, he gives up because Sally keeps talking over him.
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* ChristmasCreep: Ironically for a Christmas special, Charlie Brown, the one who was depressed over not knowing the true meaning of Christmas, attempts to sell Christmas wreaths door-to-door before it's even ''Thanksgiving''.
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* ChristmasCreep: Ironically for a Christmas special, Charlie Brown, the one who was depressed over not knowing the true meaning of Christmas, Brown attempts to sell Christmas wreaths door-to-door before it's even ''Thanksgiving''.''Thanksgiving'', resulting in several potential customers slamming the door in his face once he starts up his sales pitch.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying "hockey stick" instead of "hark" during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying says "hockey stick" instead of "hark" during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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** Likewise, Sally practices her one line -- "Hark!" -- over and over, but when it's her turn, she blurts out "Hockey stick!" instead.
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* PunnyName: Harold Angel, who was cast in the Christmas pageant as a herald angel.
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* PunnyName: Harold Angel, who was Angel is cast in the Christmas pageant as a herald angel.angel.
* RepeatedRehearsalFailure: Sally is constantly practicing her line for the Christmas play, which consists solely of the word "Hark!" Come the actual performance, she suddenly exclaims "Hockey stick!" instead, much to her dismay and humiliation.
* RepeatedRehearsalFailure: Sally is constantly practicing her line for the Christmas play, which consists solely of the word "Hark!" Come the actual performance, she suddenly exclaims "Hockey stick!" instead, much to her dismay and humiliation.
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* VaudevilleHook: Marcie does this with her prop cane to Peppermint Patty after she messes up her line to the nth degree.
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* VaudevilleHook: Marcie does this with her prop cane to After Peppermint Patty after she messes up completely botches her line to in the nth degree.play, Marcie hauls her friend offstage with her prop cane.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip, and a substantial chunk of it was adapted from the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/TheCharlieBrownAndSnoopyShow'' ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' in 1985.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip, and a substantial chunk of it was adapted from the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' ''WesternAnimation/TheCharlieBrownAndSnoopyShow'' in 1985.
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** When Charlie Brown attempts to sell his autographed baseball, one child asks...
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying, "hockey stick," instead of, "hark," during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying, saying "hockey stick," stick" instead of, "hark," of "hark" during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip, and a substantial chunk of it was adapted from the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown & and Snoopy Show'' in 1985.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting with ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting with ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
strip, and a substantial chunk of it was adapted from the series finale of ''The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show'' in 1985.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The nexttwo ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with special (1994's ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast Brown'') aired on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting with ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would end up being broadcast before they released two straight to video, ultimately returning to network TV on Creator/{{ABC}}.
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* OneLineAnxiety: Peppermint Patty is worried that she'll end up flubbing her one line as a sheep, causing her to repeatedly say it out loud during other scenes. Once it comes time for her to actually say it, she indeed flubs the line.
-->'''Franklin:''' I am Gabriel, Mary, and I couldn't hear you [[DeadpanSnarker because of the sheep]].\\
-->'''Franklin:''' I am Gabriel, Mary, and I couldn't hear you [[DeadpanSnarker because of the sheep]].\\
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** Peppermint Patty is worried that she'll end up flubbing her one line as a sheep, causing her to repeatedly say it out loud during other scenes. Once it comes time for her to actually say it, she indeed flubs the line.
-->'''Franklin:''' --->'''Franklin:''' I am Gabriel, Mary, and I couldn't hear you [[DeadpanSnarker because of the sheep]].\\
** Peppermint Patty is worried that she'll end up flubbing her one line as a sheep, causing her to repeatedly say it out loud during other scenes. Once it comes time for her to actually say it, she indeed flubs the line.
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** Likewise, Sally practices her one line -- "Hark!" -- over and over, but when it's her turn, she blurts out "Hockey stick!" instead.
* PlayingATree: Peppermint Patty complains about having to play a sheep in the Christmas play.
* PlayingATree: Peppermint Patty complains about having to play a sheep in the Christmas play.
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* ArtEvolution: A minor example, as this was the second special not to be animated completely in America (here being assisted by Creator/WangFilmProductions in Taiwan, who previously animated ''Snoopy's Reunion''), the animation and art are slightly different in this one and shifts between the usual LimitedAnimation style, and the more bouncy style of Wang.
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* ArtEvolution: A minor example, as example. As this was the second special not to be animated completely in America (here being assisted by Creator/WangFilmProductions in Taiwan, who previously animated ''Snoopy's Reunion''), the animation and art are slightly different in this one and shifts between the usual LimitedAnimation style, and the more bouncy style of Wang.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying "Hockey stick!" instead of "Hark!" during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying "Hockey stick!" saying, "hockey stick," instead of "Hark!" of, "hark," during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Sally accidentally saying "Hockey stick!" instead of "Hark!" during the pageant, which in return results in everyone in the theater laughing at her.
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* LadyMondegreen: InUniverse. Based on the phrase, "merry Christmas," Sally comes to the conclusion that the name of Santa Claus' wife is "''Mary'' Christmas".
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* LadyMondegreen: InUniverse. Based on the phrase, "merry "Merry Christmas," Sally comes to the conclusion that the name of Santa Claus' wife is "''Mary'' Christmas".
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* ArtEvolution: A minor example; as this was the first special not to be animated completely in America (here being assisted by Creator/WangFilmProductions in Taiwan), the animation and art are slightly different in this one and shifts between the usual LimitedAnimation style, and the more bouncy style of Wang.
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* ArtEvolution: A minor example; example, as this was the first second special not to be animated completely in America (here being assisted by Creator/WangFilmProductions in Taiwan), Taiwan, who previously animated ''Snoopy's Reunion''), the animation and art are slightly different in this one and shifts between the usual LimitedAnimation style, and the more bouncy style of Wang.
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* ArtEvolution: A minor example; as this was the first special not to be animated completely in America (here being assisted by Creator/WangFilmProductions in Taiwan), the animation and art are slightly different in this one and shifts between the usual LimitedAnimation style, and the more bouncy style of Wang.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Comparably to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting from ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would be broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting from ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would be broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
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The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Comparably Similarly to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything startingfrom with ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would be end up being broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting
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''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with the next special, ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting from ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would be broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
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''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcast on CBS. Starting The next two ''Peanuts'' specials, starting with the next special, ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', future ''Peanuts'' specials would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}.
Creator/{{NBC}}, whereas everything starting from ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'' would be broadcast on Creator/{{ABC}}.
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: When Peppermint Patty is writing her essay on [[Music/GeorgeFredericHandel George Handel]]'s "Messiah", neither her nor Marcie happen to know Handel's first name, leading her to guess that it's Joe.
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* VaudevilleHook: Marcie does this with her prop cane to Peppermint Patty after she messes up her line to the nth degree.
-->'''Peppermint Patty:''' ''[[NonSequiturThud And a partridge in a pear tree...]]''
-->'''Peppermint Patty:''' ''[[NonSequiturThud And a partridge in a pear tree...]]''
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''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcasted broadcast on CBS. Starting with the next special, ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', future ''Peanuts'' specials would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}.
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* NotListeningToMeAreYou: After Sally asks about TheTrueMeaningOfChristmas, Linus [[CallBack once again]] attempts to recite [[AsTheGoodBookSays Luke 2:8-14]], but Sally keeps talking over him about meaningless tangents. Linus eventually decides to just give up.
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* NotListeningToMeAreYou: After Sally asks about TheTrueMeaningOfChristmas, the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, Linus [[CallBack once again]] attempts to recite [[AsTheGoodBookSays Luke 2:8-14]], but Sally keeps talking over him about meaningless tangents. Linus eventually decides to just give up.
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->''"Joy to the world."''
-->--'''Linus van Pelt'''
The 36th ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on November 27, 1992.
The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Comparably to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcasted on CBS. Starting with the next special, ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', future ''Peanuts'' specials would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}.
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!!''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' contains examples of:
* ButtMonkey: Bizarrely enough, it's ''Linus'' who suffers the most this special; not Charlie Brown. From being repeatedly cut off by Sally, to being tricked by Woodstock and the Beagle Scouts, to Snoopy dressed as Santa Claus [[JumpScare jumpscaring]] him with a horn, to the three separate mishaps with his [[ShieldSurf box sled]].
-->'''Linus:''' Here we go! We put it in fast-forward, and here we go! ''(slides backwards)'' [[EpicFail Fast-reverse...]]
* CartoonlandTime: Peppermint Patty needs a refresher on what book she needs to read during Thanksgiving vacation, but then Marcie reveals that they're already on ''Christmas'' vacation.
* ChristmasCreep: Ironically for a Christmas special, Charlie Brown, the one who was depressed over not knowing the true meaning of Christmas, attempts to sell Christmas wreaths door-to-door before it's even ''Thanksgiving''.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** When Charlie Brown attempts to sell his autographed baseball, one child asks...
--->'''Customer:''' Do you have a [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} Billie Jean King]]?
** Peppermint Patty watches the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] adaptation of ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities'' so she doesn't have to worry about reading the book, but is left confused about the parts with the shampoo, the soap, and the coffee.
--->'''Marcie:''' Those were the commercials, sir.
* ExactWords: Sally asks Snoopy disguised as Santa where his helpers are. Cue three of the Beagle Scouts walking by holding picket signs that say "HELP".
* FailedASpotCheck: Marcie attempts to join in the standing during the hallelujah chorus of Handel's "Messiah", but she doesn't realize that she's standing on top of her foldable seat, causing her to be flipped backwards.
* FreudianSlip: Sally, being an angel for the school Christmas pageant, is instructed to say, "hark." When she's on stage, she accidentally says, "hockey stick," and nobody, not even her, knows why she said it. However, right before she left to attend the pageant, she walked by Charlie Brown, who was holding a hockey stick himself.
* IronicEcho: According to Linus, Lucy said last Christmas, "Why do we have to be nice to each other only on Christmas? Why can't we be nice to each other every day?" When she tries to force Linus to leave his television chair, he reminds her that she said that, causing Lucy to angrily storm off in defeat.
* LadyMondegreen: InUniverse. Based on the phrase, "merry Christmas," Sally comes to the conclusion that the name of Santa Claus' wife is "''Mary'' Christmas".
* NeverLearnedToRead: Sally, writing a letter to Santa Claus, asks Charlie Brown, her own brother, ''[[EpicFail how to spell his name]]''. She gives up, addressing him as Sam, since she knows how to spell that.
* NotListeningToMeAreYou: After Sally asks about TheTrueMeaningOfChristmas, Linus [[CallBack once again]] attempts to recite [[AsTheGoodBookSays Luke 2:8-14]], but Sally keeps talking over him about meaningless tangents. Linus eventually decides to just give up.
-->'''Sally:''' Is that it? I thought the Christmas story would be longer than that.
* OneLineAnxiety: Peppermint Patty is worried that she'll end up flubbing her one line as a sheep, causing her to repeatedly say it out loud during other scenes. Once it comes time for her to actually say it, she indeed flubs the line.
-->'''Franklin:''' I am Gabriel, Mary, and I couldn't hear you [[DeadpanSnarker because of the sheep]].\\
'''Peppermint Patty:''' Woof! Meow! MOO! [[GivingUpOnLogic ...Whatever.]]
* PunnyName: Harold Angel, who was cast in the Christmas pageant as a herald angel.
* ShaggyDogStory: Charlie Brown ends up selling his comic book collection in order to purchase a pair of gloves for Peggy Jean. Lo and behold, as he's purchasing the gloves, Peggy Jean spots him, and reveals that she got a pair of gloves for herself while shopping with her mother.
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->''"Joy to the world."''
-->--'''Linus van Pelt'''
The 36th ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on November 27, 1992.
The spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'', this special opts for a vignette format showing what sorts of antics the ''Peanuts'' characters get into around the holiday season. There's more of a focus on the secular aspects of Christmas, but some focus is still given to the religious aspects of it. Comparably to other vignette-style ''Peanuts'' specials, a majority of the stories ended up being adapted from the comic strip.
''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' is notable for being the final ''Peanuts'' special to be broadcasted on CBS. Starting with the next special, ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', future ''Peanuts'' specials would end up being broadcast on Creator/{{NBC}}.
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!!''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' contains examples of:
* ButtMonkey: Bizarrely enough, it's ''Linus'' who suffers the most this special; not Charlie Brown. From being repeatedly cut off by Sally, to being tricked by Woodstock and the Beagle Scouts, to Snoopy dressed as Santa Claus [[JumpScare jumpscaring]] him with a horn, to the three separate mishaps with his [[ShieldSurf box sled]].
-->'''Linus:''' Here we go! We put it in fast-forward, and here we go! ''(slides backwards)'' [[EpicFail Fast-reverse...]]
* CartoonlandTime: Peppermint Patty needs a refresher on what book she needs to read during Thanksgiving vacation, but then Marcie reveals that they're already on ''Christmas'' vacation.
* ChristmasCreep: Ironically for a Christmas special, Charlie Brown, the one who was depressed over not knowing the true meaning of Christmas, attempts to sell Christmas wreaths door-to-door before it's even ''Thanksgiving''.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** When Charlie Brown attempts to sell his autographed baseball, one child asks...
--->'''Customer:''' Do you have a [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} Billie Jean King]]?
** Peppermint Patty watches the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] adaptation of ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities'' so she doesn't have to worry about reading the book, but is left confused about the parts with the shampoo, the soap, and the coffee.
--->'''Marcie:''' Those were the commercials, sir.
* ExactWords: Sally asks Snoopy disguised as Santa where his helpers are. Cue three of the Beagle Scouts walking by holding picket signs that say "HELP".
* FailedASpotCheck: Marcie attempts to join in the standing during the hallelujah chorus of Handel's "Messiah", but she doesn't realize that she's standing on top of her foldable seat, causing her to be flipped backwards.
* FreudianSlip: Sally, being an angel for the school Christmas pageant, is instructed to say, "hark." When she's on stage, she accidentally says, "hockey stick," and nobody, not even her, knows why she said it. However, right before she left to attend the pageant, she walked by Charlie Brown, who was holding a hockey stick himself.
* IronicEcho: According to Linus, Lucy said last Christmas, "Why do we have to be nice to each other only on Christmas? Why can't we be nice to each other every day?" When she tries to force Linus to leave his television chair, he reminds her that she said that, causing Lucy to angrily storm off in defeat.
* LadyMondegreen: InUniverse. Based on the phrase, "merry Christmas," Sally comes to the conclusion that the name of Santa Claus' wife is "''Mary'' Christmas".
* NeverLearnedToRead: Sally, writing a letter to Santa Claus, asks Charlie Brown, her own brother, ''[[EpicFail how to spell his name]]''. She gives up, addressing him as Sam, since she knows how to spell that.
* NotListeningToMeAreYou: After Sally asks about TheTrueMeaningOfChristmas, Linus [[CallBack once again]] attempts to recite [[AsTheGoodBookSays Luke 2:8-14]], but Sally keeps talking over him about meaningless tangents. Linus eventually decides to just give up.
-->'''Sally:''' Is that it? I thought the Christmas story would be longer than that.
* OneLineAnxiety: Peppermint Patty is worried that she'll end up flubbing her one line as a sheep, causing her to repeatedly say it out loud during other scenes. Once it comes time for her to actually say it, she indeed flubs the line.
-->'''Franklin:''' I am Gabriel, Mary, and I couldn't hear you [[DeadpanSnarker because of the sheep]].\\
'''Peppermint Patty:''' Woof! Meow! MOO! [[GivingUpOnLogic ...Whatever.]]
* PunnyName: Harold Angel, who was cast in the Christmas pageant as a herald angel.
* ShaggyDogStory: Charlie Brown ends up selling his comic book collection in order to purchase a pair of gloves for Peggy Jean. Lo and behold, as he's purchasing the gloves, Peggy Jean spots him, and reveals that she got a pair of gloves for herself while shopping with her mother.
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