Some of you probably remember hearing the advent narrative from Luke’s Gospel being read on network television as a child — I certainly do — but perhaps you have not read of the controversy that apparently attended it. Here is the video and below a few articles that reflect upon the cultural moment.

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost didn’t happen — Lee Habeeb, November 25, 2011, on National Review Online

Good grief: 50 things about ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ — November 30, 2015 on USA Today

That’s What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown — Jonathan Petersen, December 9, 2015 on BibleGateway

A Charlie Brown Christmas can quote the Bible but not feel like it’s preaching — Todd VanDerWerff,  November 29, 2016 on Vox

Charles Schulz’s Pushback Against Secularism — Martin Cothran, December 22, 2017 on Intellectual Takeout

What Christmas is All About — W. Dennis Griffith, December 24, 2023 on Grace & Peace

If we missed any worthy articles, please let us know.