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Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic
By (author) Michael Keane
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Professor and cultural historian Michael Keane reveals much in this nostalgia-inducing book packed with original research and interviews. Keane compellingly shows that the ultimate broadcast of the Christmas special-given its incredibly tight five-month production schedule and the decidedly unfavourable reception it received by the skeptical network executives who first screened it-was nothing short of a miracle. Keane explains why the show, despite its technical shortcomings, has become an uplifting and enduring triumph embraced by millions of families every Christmas season, even more than fifty years after its premiere. This gripping and joyful behind-the-scenes story of how the creators of A Charlie Brown Christmas struggled to bring the program to life will also help readers (and loyal fans) understand how America's favourite Christmas special changed our popular culture forever. Keane masterfully weaves the momentous events of 1965 (the turbulent year of the program's production) into his story, providing critical context for a profound new understanding of the program's famous climactic scene, Linus's spot-lit soliloquy answering the question repeatedly posed by Charlie Brown-""Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?""
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Publisher | Little, Brown & Company
Published date | 2 Nov 2023
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 304
Dimensions | 234 x 160 x 32mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 500g
ISBN | 978-1-5460-0490-5
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BISAC | performing arts / television / general
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