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
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the 29th prime-time animated musical TV special based upon the comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. This adaptation of the 1967 musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" originally aired on the CBS network on November 6, 1985. The special was produced by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. It is the first "Peanuts" special to have input from the Japanese animation studio, Studio Pierrot, and like the other specials, had input from Toei Animation, also from Japan. The program opens with the other "Peanuts"