Apple TV + unveils its first “Peanuts” Christmas special on December 10th

Apple today announced that the Peanuts Christmas special For Auld Lang Syne, coming from Apple's expansion with WildBrain - will premiere on Friday 10 December on Apple TV +. In the special. The Peanuts gang has a disappointing Christmas because their grandmother can't visit them, Lucy decides to plan for the best New Year's party ever, while Charlie Brown struggles to fulfill only one of his intentions before the clock strikes midnight. .

The festive tradition of getting together to watch the classic adventures of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends continues, throughout the holiday season with Apple and PBS teaming up again to offer multiple ways to view ad-free broadcasts of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, To Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (A Thanksgiving Charlie Brown) e A Charlie Brown Christmas.

I Peanuts fans of all ages will not only be able to stream these iconic HD specials on Apple TV +, but also the Halloween special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will also air on PBS and PBS KIDS on Sunday 24 October at 19pm. ET / PT, A Thanksgiving Charlie Brown will air on PBS and PBS KIDS on Sunday 21 November at 19:30 pm. ET / PT e A Charlie Brown Christmas will air on PBS and PBS KIDS on Sunday 19 December at 19:30 pm. (check local listings for flight times).

For Auld Lang Syne is based on the Peanuts comic by Charles M. Schulz and is produced by WildBrain Studios. The new special is based on a story by Alex Galatis and Scott Montgomery, written by Galatis, Montogomery and Clay Kaytis, who he also directed. Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano are executive producers along with Paige Braddock for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Amir Nasrabadi and Anne Loi for WildBrain Studios. Also from WildBrain Studios are producer James Brown, pre-production producer Timothy Jason Smith and associate producer Cassie Price.

In 2020, Apple TV + partnered with WildBrain, along with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to become the home of all things Peanuts for fans around the world. Iconic holiday specials join others Peanuts titles on Apple TV +, included The Snoopy show, an animated series for children and families starring the internationally beloved beagle and his feathered best friend, Woodstock, as they embark on entirely new adventures; the Daytime Emmy Award-winning short film Peanuts in space: the secrets of Apollo 10; the Daytime Emmy nominated and Parents' Choice Gold Award winning series Snoopy in space, a series of 12 animated shorts featuring Charlie Brown and his beloved Peanuts gang as Snoopy fulfills his dreams and embarks on his next big adventure of becoming a NASA astronaut; and the special Apple Original documentary Who are you, Charlie Brown?, which celebrates the origins of the beloved Peanuts characters and their creator, Charles M. Schulz, and is narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and produced by Imagine Documentaries and WildBrain.