I then put in a Peanuts special I had never seen: I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN. This one was probably an hour show on the network. It featured the character of Rerun, the younger brother of Lucy and Linus. The later specials were culled from actual strips rather than being written specifically for TV, so there is a more episodic feel to it as opposed to the early (superior) specials.
I have to say that I did like the voices they used in this special (many of the later Peanuts specials didn't have distinctive children's voices for the characters), and I did enjoy it. Not the classic that A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is, but few shows are.