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Director:Bill Melendez
1916 to 2006
American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas. /// A 28-minute animated special in which Charlie Brown searches for the true meaning of Christmas, by directing a Christmas play while shunning the hyper-commercialization of the holiday.
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1965
12/09/1965
TV-G
TV Movie Animated
25 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Family
 Director(s):
Bill Melendez
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Christmas Elements:

00:00:15 Snowfall
00:00:20 Skating
00:01:00 Christmas is coming but
00:01:11 I like Christmas , but
00:01:29 take a Wonderful season like Christmas
Cast:

Peter Robbins / Charlie Brown (voice)
Christopher Shea / Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Tracy Stratford / Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Bill Melendez / Snoopy (voice)
Chris Doran / Schroeder (voice)
Chris Doran / Shermy (voice)
Ann Altieri / Frieda (voice)
Cathy Steinberg / Sally Brown (voice)
Sally Dryer / Violet (voice)
Karen Mendelson / Patty (voice)



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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)
Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus. /// An animated account of young Virginia. / Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.
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1974
12/06/1974
Approved
TV Short Animated
25 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
 Director(s):
Bill Melendez
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jim Backus / Narrator (voice)
Jim Backus / Santa Claus (voice)
Susan Silo / Miss Taylor (voice)
Courtney Lemmon / Virginia O'Hanlon (voice)
Billy Green / Billy (voice)
Sean Manning / Specs (voice)
Tracey Belland / Mary Lou (voice)
Christopher Wong / Arthur (voice)
Vicky Ricketts / Amy (voice)
Jennifer Green / Pee Wee (voice)



 Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974)



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It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992)
The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways.
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1992
11/27/1992
TV-G
TV Short Animated
23 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
 Director(s):
Bill Melendez
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jamie E. Smith / Charlie Brown (voice)
John Christian Graas / Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Marnette Patterson / Lucy Van Pelt /  Frieda (voice)
Mindy Ann Martin / Sally Brown (voice)
Phillip Lucier / Peppermint Patty (voice)
Lindsay Benesh / Marcie /  Patty (voice)
Sean Mendelson / Franklin (voice)
Deanna Tello / Peggy Jean /  Violet (voice)
Matthew Slowik / Harold Angel (voice)
Brittany Thornton / Additional Voices (voice)



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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
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2003
12/08/2003
TV-G
TV Short Animated
43 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
 Director(s):
Larry Leichliter
Bill Melendez
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jimmy Bennett / Rerun Van Pelt (voice)
Adam Taylor Gordon / Charlie Brown (voice)
Ashley Rose / Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Corey Padnos / Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Hannah Leigh / Sally Brown (voice)
Nick Price / Schroeder (voice)
Jake Miner / Pig Pen /  Franklin (voice)
Kaitlyn Maggio / Little Pigtailed Girl /  Violet /  Patty /  Frieda (voice)
Bill Melendez / Snoopy /  Spike (voice)
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It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown (2015)
A musical celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the classic animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
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2015
11/30/2015
TV-G
TV Special
42 minutes
A
Genre:
Family
Musical
 Director(s):
Paul Miller
Bill Melendez
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Cast:

Kristen Bell / Self - Host
Cam Clarke / Self - Announcer (voice)
Sarah McLachlan / Self
Kristin Chenoweth / Self
Pentatonix / Themselves
Boyz II Men / Themselves
Matthew Morrison / Self
David Benoit / Self
All American Boys Chorus / Themselves
Charles M. Schulz / Self (archive footage)



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Frosty Returns (1992)
The continuing exploits of the famous snowman as he goes up against a more powerful force which threatens all of Christmas. /// Animated special. A Summer Wheeze aerosol spray threatens Frosty. / The continuing exploits of the famous snowman as he goes up against a more powerful force which threatens all of Christmas.
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1992
12/01/1992
TV-G
TV Short Animated
24 minutes
B
Genre:
Family
Fantasy
Musical
 Director(s):
Evert Brown
Bill Melendez
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Cast:

Jan Hooks / Lil (voice)
Jonathan Winters / Narrator (voice)
Andrea Martin / Miss Carbuncle (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray / Mr. Twitchell (voice)
Elisabeth Moss / Holly (voice)
Michael Patrick Carter / Charles (voice)
John Goodman / Frosty the Snowman (voice)
Steve Stoliar / News Announcer /  Townspeople /  Mr. Twitchell's Goons(voice)
Phillip Glasser / Kids (voice)
Gail Lynch / Townspeople /  Mearle /  Objective Woman (voice)



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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.
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1979
04/01/1979
Approved
TV Movie Animated
95 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Drama
 Director(s):
Bill Melendez
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Cast:

Rachel Warren / Lucy (voice)
Susan Sokol / Susan (voice)
Reg Williams / Peter (voice)
Simon Adams / Edmund (voice)
Victor Spinetti / Mr. Tumnus (voice)
Dick Vosburgh / Professor (voice)
Don Parker / Mr. Beaver (voice)
Liz Proud / Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Stephen Thorne / Aslan (voice)
Beth Porter / Jadis, The White Witch (voice)



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