A Charlie Brown Christmas after the special first aired, they were no longer being regularly manufactured. The "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" has been used to comedic effect with people familiar with the special and has become synonymous with poorly executed or minimalist Christmas decorating. A model of the tree is offered by various retailers. Three lesser-known Christmas specials were produced decades after the 1965 original. A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on the comic strip "Peanuts", by Charles M. Schulz. Produced by Lee Mendelson and directed by Bill Melendez, the program made its debut on
A Martian Christmas A Martian Christmas A Martian Christmas is a Mexican-American sci-fi Christmas animated film, released direct-to-video on November 11, 2009. The film was produced by Ánima Estudios and Porchlight Entertainment. The film was directed by José Alejandro García Muñoz. Although it was described as a "television movie", there is currently no further information about the film's air date or network. A Martian boy, Kip, was caught up in an intergalactic race to save both Christmas and Earth. On 6 October 2008, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that "A Martian Christmas" is in development from Porchlight Entertainment and Ánima Estudios. Post-production services was