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== Legacy == ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' has become a Christmas staple in the United States. Within the scope of future ''Peanuts'' specials, it established their style, combining thoughtful themes, jazzy scores, and simple animation.{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=12}} It also, according to author Charles Solomon, established the half-hour animated special as a television tradition, inspiring the creation of numerous others, including ''[[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (1966) and ''[[Frosty the Snowman (film)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' (1969).{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=12}} (Earlier animated specials such as ''[[Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol]]'' and ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' ran a full hour.) ''[[USA Today]]'' summarized the program's appeal upon its 40th anniversary in 2005: "Scholars of pop culture say that shining through the program's skeletal plot is the quirky and sophisticated genius that fueled the phenomenal popularity of Schulz's work."<ref name="USA" /> Beyond its references to religion, unheard of on television at the time, the special also marked the first time children voiced animated characters.<ref name="USA" /> The special influenced dozens of young aspiring artists and animators, many of whom went on to work within both the comics and animation industries, among them [[Eric Goldberg (film director)|Eric Goldberg]] (''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''),{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=10}} [[Pete Docter]] (''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''), [[Andrew Stanton]] (''[[Finding Nemo]]'', ''[[WALL-E]]''),{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=11}} [[Jef Mallett]] (''[[Frazz]]''),{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=12}} and [[Patrick McDonnell]] (''[[Mutts (comic strip)|Mutts]]'').{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=52}} The show's score made an equally pervasive impact on viewers who would later perform jazz, among them [[David Benoit (musician)|David Benoit]]{{sfn|Solomon|2013|p=49}} and [[George Winston]].{{sfn|Bang|2012|p=190}} More directly, the special launched a series of [[Peanuts filmography|Peanuts films]], TV specials (many of them holiday-themed) and other works of entertainment. Linus' speech near the end of the special was used in the [[Sidewalk Prophets]] Christmas song "What a Glorious Night".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/mark-bennett-album-turns-memories-into-musical-christmas-message-for/article_4f2d77f5-16e9-5377-8187-ecd373bffa70.html|title=MARK BENNETT: Album turns memories into musical Christmas message for Terre Haute's Dave Frey, band|first=Mark BennettThe|last=Tribune-Star|website=Terre Haute Tribune-Star|date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306172040/https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/mark-bennett-album-turns-memories-into-musical-christmas-message-for/article_4f2d77f5-16e9-5377-8187-ecd373bffa70.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The problems encountered during the special's production prompted CBS to place a "premium on quality" for its future Christmas specials, and for ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', CBS allotted [[Chuck Jones]] a budget of $315,000, quadrupling its budget compared to ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Hal |date=December 12, 1966 |title=Seuss Menagerie to Star on Sunday |pages=92 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/382327697/?terms=how%20the%20grinch%20stole%20christmas&match=1 |access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
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