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03193aam a2200361 i 4500 001 20FE646890E311EEA8442A1A39ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231202011859 008 230416t20232023nyuaf b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2023015279 020 $a 1546004904 020 $a 9781546004905 035 $a (OCoLC)1370001151 040 $a LBSOR $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d VP@ $d OCO $d NYP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN1992.77.C45 $b K43 2023 082 00 $a 791.45/72 $2 23/eng/20230602 100 1 $a Keane, Michael, $d 1960- $e author. 245 10 $a Charlie Brown's Christmas miracle : $b the inspiring, untold story of the making of a holiday classic / $c Michael Keane. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York ; $b Center Street, $c 2023. 300 $a 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "Discover the inspiring, unknown, against-all-odds story of how the classic animated holiday special A Charlie Brown Christmas almost never made it onto television. 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 unfavorable 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 favorite 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-"Can someone tell me what Christmas is all about?""-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a The miracle -- The producer : Lee Mendelson -- The sponsor : Coca-Cola and J. Paul Austin -- The agency : McCann-Erickson and Marion Harper Jr. -- The network : CBS and Dr. Frank Stanton -- The cartoonist : Peanuts and Charles Schulz -- The Director : Bill Melendez -- The jazz musician : Vince Guaraldi -- The ad man : Neil Reagan -- The animators & actors -- The critic : Richard Burgheim -- The audience. 630 00 $a Charlie Brown Christmas (Television program) 650 0 $a Christmas television programs $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Television $x Production and direction $z United States. 941 $a 1 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20231202013730.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=20FE646890E311EEA8442A1A39ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search