Today marks 60 years since the release of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" back on December 9, 1965. Written by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Bill Melendez, with an iconic jazz soundtrack composed by Vince Guaraldi.

In its short 25 minute run, it touches upon the loneliness and melancholy that tend to surface during the holiday season, the superficiality of commercialism, but also ultimately focuses on hopefulness, connection, friendship, the meaning of little gestures, and the joy and beauty that can be found in the small, simple things.

Like most of Schulz's work, it feels disarmingly earnest, and even though the story is told through the lens of childlike innocence, its core message resonates with people of all generations, which has solidified it as a holiday classic for six decades now.

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