Apple TV+ Will Stream Classic Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Free for Non-Subscribers
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It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. (Photo: Apple TV+)The Peanuts classics beloved by viewers all over the world will be available for free on Apple TV+ this holiday season.
The streamer announced today it would stream It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown October 28-31, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving November 23-27, and A Charlie Brown Christmas December 22-25 free for non-subscribers. Subscribers have access to these specials now.
Additionally, two more Peanuts holiday specials, I Want a Dog for Christmas and Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales, will be available on the platform for subscribers starting December 2. Other family-friendly holiday fare hitting the platform this season include a Night the Lights holiday special from Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, while Sago Mini Friends will have a Thanksgiving special.
Interrupting Chicken, Pretzel, and The Snoopy Show will also debut holiday specials, and short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, based on the award-winning book of the same name by Charlie Mackesy, will stream Christmas Day.
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TOPICS: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Apple TV+, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
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