A Charlie Brown Christmas second to create the illusion of movement. Melendez had previously worked for Warner Bros. and Disney, and working on "Peanuts"-related material gave him a chance to animate a truly flat cartoon design. The movement of Schulz's characters, particularly the "Peanuts" gang, was very limited. The character of Snoopy, however, proved the exception to the rule. "He can do anything – move and dance – and he's very easy to animate," said Melendez. The soundtrack to "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is an unorthodox mix of traditional Christmas music and jazz. The jazz portions were created by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Producer
Christmas Special (The Naked Brothers Band) Christmas Special (The Naked Brothers Band) Christmas Special is the sixth episode and the first Christmas special on the part documentary and part rock-mockumentary musical comedy series "The Naked Brothers Band", which was created by Polly Draper. The premise of "Christmas Special" is that Nat has the holiday blues since Rosalina's letters from abroad have a steadily decreasing number of Xs and Os. He has to find his spirit back before a benefit that is hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. If Nat does not find something to give him the Christmas spirit, it could ruin a benefit the band is holding