Apple TV Plus, PBS Air Charlie Brown Holiday Specials

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Apple and PBS are teaming up to share A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas with viewers. To complement the specials’ release on Apple TV Plus this holiday season, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving airs on PBS and PBS Kids Nov. 22, and A Charlie Brown Christmas is on the two public networks Dec. 13. 

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is on Apple TV Plus starting Nov. 18, and will be available for free Nov. 25-27. 

A Charlie Brown Christmas is on Apple TV Plus Dec. 4, and will be available for free Dec. 11-13.  

Both specials previously aired on ABC. The holiday specials will be ad-free on PBS, PBS Kids and Apple TV Plus. 

Apple TV Plus costs $4.99 monthly.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.