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 Flintstone Christmas A Flintstone Christmas A Flintstone Christmas is a 1977 animated Christmas television special featuring characters from "The Flintstones" franchise. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is the second Christmas-themed animated work in the franchise, after the 1964 episode "Christmas Flintstone." Both feature the character Fred Flintstone taking on the role of Santa Claus. The special has been released on VHS and DVD. It is followed by two more "Flintstones" Christmas specials, "A Flintstone Family Christmas" (1993) and "A Flintstones Christmas Carol" (1994). It is Christmastime in Bedrock, and the Flintstones and the Rubbles are all getting ready for when Santa