How to watch 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' for less with this Apple TV Black Friday deal

Black Friday is a time for deals, but it's also a time to deck the halls and get ready for the holiday season. This year, if you're searching for A Charlie Brown Christmas to get in the holiday spirit, you may be disappointed to discover that your favorite Charlie Brown special is exclusively available on Apple TV, behind a paywall — sorry, Charlie... Apple currently owns the exclusive streaming rights to the Peanuts cartoons, following years of the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas tradition TV specials being available across multiple broadcast networks — usually ABC and CBS. This year, A Charlie Brown Christmas won't air for free on either of those networks.

So, if you’d like to watch Charlie Brown pick out a little sapling tree for the gang's Christmas play before you gather to open presents with your family, you’ll need access to Apple TV. The good news is Apple TV has a great Black Friday deal running right now.

What channel is A Charlie Brown Christmas on this year?

After years of the Peanuts ’ Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween TV specials airing on the likes of ABC, CBS and PBS every holiday season, all the Charlie Brown specials are now only available through Apple TV+. Luckily, the service offers a free trial, so you don’t technically need to shell out any money to see Linus explain the true meaning of Christmas this year …

When will A Charlie Brown Christmas be free this year?

In the name of Christmas (and in an effort to not be a total Grinch!) Apple typically makes the Charlie Brown Christmas special free for all — not just Apple TV subscribers — to watch on one weekend in December. But they have yet to confirm the dates that A Charlie Brown Christmas will be free in 2025.