It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown this is a new original Christmas special from The peanut gang

Now I'll give them a B for effort but this one just don't do just as well as the classic Charlie Brown Christmas not at all I wouldn't even say it comes close other than Snoopy's bits this special just don't hold much but as a Peanut Fan I try to give it the benefit of a doubt

While the film does have something to hold your interest it just has moments of face palm that makes you wonder what were they thinking?

After watching it on DVD it wasn't quite as well as I had hoped for.

My best opinion about this Christmas special for Charlie Brown,Snoopy and the other Peanut gang is that it's okay

It does feature good animation as always with good hand drawn animation

the voice acting is mix at best plus some of the characters

The story is up and down the opening was the best part of the film

Overall I give It's Christmastime Again,Charlie Brown an 7 out of 10

'It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown' is an interesting Peanuts special as it is only the 2nd Christmas special (3rd if including an episode from 'The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'), but it feels like a whole gang than the one from the original special in 1965.

The animation is still cute and the music is still kind of cool (especially if like that 90s style from old cartoons around that same time). And you recognize the characters and the voices are similar enough but the way the act and appear just feels like a knock off albeit still good but not "original Peanuts Christmas" good.

Give it watch if you curious, but at the end of the day its probably skippable unless maybe you have fond memories of this from your childhood!

When compared to the original Charlie Brown Christmas this movie seems to be less social commentary and more an excuse for gags. It's more cartoonish and has more obvious laughs rather than any irony or important things to say.

There's another Xmas play in this 'un. Peppermint Patty is refusing to do any homework and is annoyed that Marcie is playing Mary and she is left with the thankless role of a sheep. Still, she's determined to steal as much scenery as possible. Charlie Brown is selling his old comics to buy an Xmas present for his wannabe girlfriend and his sister Sally has only one word to say in the play 'HARK' but she ends up yelling 'HOCKEY STICK' instead.

More like a series of Peanuts vignettes than a real TV special. But still nice.

The only thing this short has going over its predecessor is the animation has improved. However, considering that the animation of the original Charlie Brown Christmas isn't really something to get worked up over, it leaves little room for this short to be as relevant.

The characters are still as sweet, but the first one spent a lot of time dealing with the anxiety of the season while this one just kind of presented it as it is. The first one had a lot to say, this one didn't.

Most importantly, the first one was funnier.

Not that this isn't an enjoyable experience by any means. They make a good back-to-back show together and Snoopy always jumps the quality up from good to great. So enjoy.

--PolarisDiB

Charlie Brown struggles to sell Christmas wreaths door to door. Sally is not much help. Peppermint Patty is trying to read a book. She's hanging out with Marcie. Snoopy is ringing the bell as Santa. Sally tries to write a letter to Santa and tries to understand Christmas. Charlie Brown is trying to buy a pair of gloves for Peggy Jean. Peppermint Patty volunteers to be Mary in the school play but the role is already given to Marcie.

It's a scattering of Christmas themed sketches. This is in-line with the other Charlie Brown shows where distinct separate cartoon skits are lump together. It doesn't have flow. The story is certainly not as compelling as the original 65 Christmas special. It feels rather disjointed and cobbled together from several stories. However, it is still Charlie Brown and has that innocent charm as always.