Who has not wondered through the Christmas Tree lot trying to avoid the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree?  In 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas made its debut. The first TV special based on the comic strip Peaunts garnered wide acclaim and throughout the decades it has become an American Christmas tradition.  Join me in conversation with Blake Ball author of Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts.

My apologies for the re-runs. I will start a new season January 2023