Selecting a Tree

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Charlie Brown and the Meaning of Christmas

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Selecting a tree

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Linus and Charlie Brown go looking for a tree. Perhaps the right tree will help set the tone for a meaningful Christmas.

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Charlie Brown and the Meaning of Christmas

Peanuts was a beloved comic strip created by Charles Schulz. Children and adults alike would wait for the paper to see what Charlie Brown and his friends would do next.

In the 1960's they were adapted for television. The broadcast of Charlie Brown's Christmas special became a tradition.

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