Here’s Where to Watch Charlie Brown’s Holiday Specials This Year

Published: October 9, 2025

peanuts, snoopy — Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina on Unsplash

By Mallory Mattingly

With so many different streaming platforms, it can be tricky to keep track of your holiday favorites. Thankfully, all the Charlie Brown Holiday Specials have found a home on Apple TV.

With Apple TV’s five-year extension as the home of all things Peanuts and Charlie Brown, the streaming giant will offer a select streaming window so fans can enjoy IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN, A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS for free for a select window of time.

“In this milestone 75th anniversary year, it feels incredibly meaningful to continue our collaboration with our brilliant partners at WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson,” Tara Sorensen, head of children’s programming, Apple TV+, said in a press release. “Our commitment, dedication and passion for Peanuts runs deep. These beloved characters and stories hold a timeless significance, resonating with people of all ages across the globe. And we are delighted that the iconic holiday specials will be available for everyone to experience, continuing this time-honored, comforting tradition.”

Apple TV also announced that “the new deal includes the classic Peanuts library, as well as plans for more new original Peanuts series and specials. Apple has been home to the Peanuts classic library since 2020, alongside multiple original programming collaborations starting in 2018, and is currently in production with WildBrain and Peanuts on a brand-new animated feature film starring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, announced in 2023.”

Check out the schedule for the Charlie Brown Holiday Specials below:

IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN streams for free on Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING streams for free on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS stream for free on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14

On Oct. 2, the Peanuts celebrated their 75th anniversary.

“Today marks the official 75th anniversary of Peanuts! On October 2, 1950, the first Peanuts comic strip, shown here, was published in seven newspapers nationwide. Charles M. Schulz was 27 years old,” the Peanuts social media account shared. “Peanuts would go on to appear in over 2,600 newspapers across the world, with book collections translated into dozens of languages. For 75 years, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang have brought joy, laughter, and comfort to countless readers worldwide.

“We don’t live in a very secure world, and we need help from one another in countless ways. None of us knows how long we are going to live or under what circumstances, but being able to laugh at this condition is a blessing…Cartooning is hard work sometimes, but at least one has the satisfaction of knowing he has made others laugh,” Schulz said previously, per the post.