The first collection of "Peanuts" strips was published in July 1952 by Rinehart & Company. Many more books followed, greatly contributing to the strip's increasing popularity. In 2004, Fantagraphics began their "Complete Peanuts" series. "Peanuts" also proved popular in other media; the first animated TV special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", aired in December 1965 and won an Emmy award. Numerous TV specials followed, the latest being "Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown" in 2011. Until his death, Schulz wrote or co-wrote the TV specials and carefully oversaw their production.