Charlie brown peanuts comics christmas 2. The program is composed of various storylines from the comic strip. Schulzproduced by lee mendelson and directed by bill melendez the program made its debut on cbs on december 9 1965. A charlie brown christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on the comic strip peanuts by charles m. In the special lead character charlie brown finds himself depressed despite the onset of the cheerful holiday season.