È di nuovo Natale, Charlie Brown

It's the gang's second Christmas special, and everyone is in a rhythm this time around. The animation is much more polished, the direction is fluid, and the jokes come quickly and with such regularity it's surprising this wasn't sponsored by an oat bran product. Yes, this special is much more in line with the Saturday morning cartoons of the day than with the story-oriented specials of years past. And because of that, it's perfectly suited for a fun family holiday special.

But for all this outing does right, it has no soul -- none at all. In the original, Charlie Brown lamented the commercialization of Christmas; in this one he embraces it. In the original, the jokes flowed from the characters (e.g., Snoopy mimicking Lucy); in this one it's all interchangeable punchlines (Sally sounds remarkably like Lucy in this outing).

What it really boils down to is depth. There is none in this second outing. It's just jokes, just vignettes, just a contractual obligation to churn out another special. The original dared to explore what it would take to get a perpetual optimist to give up on Christmas; this one is about buying gifts and memorizing lines for a Christmas play. Again, it's Saturday morning cartoon fodder.

We watch this one every year, and the kids enjoy it well enough. But it doesn't have the underlying appeal that I look for these days. And now that I'm older, I long for stories rather than just jokes. So yes, we watch this one every year, but to me there is only one Peanuts Christmas "special".

If you love Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, you will definitely enjoy this extra Christmas special along with the original Christmas Special which became an annual tradition on television. The updated version is still faithful to the original version in style and format. I enjoyed watching Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang back. I just love watching Charlie Brown selling Christmas wreaths before Thanksgiving. Peppermint Patty asking about a book to read for a school report.

This special I had no idea even existed. I found it as an EXTRA on the DVD of the original "Charlie Brown Christmas".

I was looking forward to this when I put it on. My problem with this special is the fact there isn't really one major story driving the special. What we get is a bunch Charles Schultz Comics brought to life

That would not of been too bad had the little vintage been a little more heart warming. What we do get is about 2-3 minutes short sketches and the jokes in them fall short of any real humor.

There is not one moment that stands out to me. One thing that is clear is that Peppermint Patty and Marci are definitely waving the rainbow flag. That to me was not a big deal. I just wish that this special was better.

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.

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