Charlie Brown is depressed about Christmas. He feels no one understands the true meaning of Christmas. When Lucy, his psychiatrist, suggests he direct the Christmas pagent Charlie Brown's spirits lift. However he is soon disappointed when no one listens to him and all seem somewhat self centered. Linus saves the day with moving rendition of Luke's depiction of Christ's birth and Charlie Brown is encouraged by the gang's makeover of a sad looking Christmas tree.

REVIEW
Published in 2001 and adapted by Justine and Ron Fontes this is the same sweet story and endearing characters that you remember watching on television when you were little. The pictures and dialogue are straight from the television show. (I even 'sang' the Peanuts dance music as we read -- despite the fact it is instrumental! HA!) We enjoyed reading this classic together. We were able to stop and discuss the story, interact with each other as we read -- something a television show, no matter its quality, does not lend itself towards.
This was a fun find!