Why CBS was originally nervous about A Charlie Brown Christmas

We're taking a few days off this week, but we'll be back with a brand new edition of TV Confidential on Monday. In the meantime, please enjoy this Blast from the Past, featuring this clip from December 2010 in which Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the network premiere of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the very first Peanuts animated special, on CBS on Dec. 9, 1965.

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TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.