Beloved “Peanuts” holiday classics like “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” are available on Apple TV . Stream the special for free with a week-long trial. Watch on Apple TV

About “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”

Originally premiering in November 1973, the “Charlie Brown” Thanksgiving special is more than 50 years old. The animated television series is based on the “Peanuts” comic strip by Charles Schulz, who began publishing in October 1950.

When Thanksgiving rolls around, Peppermint Patty decides to invite everyone — Lucy, Linus, Marcie, and Franklin — over to Charlie Brown’s house, despite his protestations. He and Sally are supposed to spend the holiday with their grandmother, but the group lovingly ignores those plans. Pressured into hosting last-minute, Charlie Brown enlists Sno

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