A Charlie Brown Christmas
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
The audience for 4K Peanuts releases is uncertain, but it is likely to be early adopters of UHD looking for discs with a "wow! factor" to show off the format.

This review includes screenshots from the remastered standard Blu-ray of the three Peanuts specials on the UHD of A Charlie Brown Christmas, which are based on new 4K scans.
Peanuts Worldwide released an unsatisfactory Blu-ray version of A Charlie Brown Christmas in 2009 that was criticized by Ken Brown.
The UHD disc has no extras, and the included Blu-ray contains the same 2008 retrospective featurette about A Charlie Brown Christmas.
The review questioned Warner Brothers' 4K strategy, particularly their decision to release animation UHDs with limited source material.
Director: Bill Melendez
Actors: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer
Plot: Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Disc Release Date: 31 October 2017
all scores
- Video80
- Audio70
(Note: Screenshots accompanying this review have been captured from the remastered standardBlu-ray.) All three of the Peanuts�specials on the UHD of A Charlie Brown Christmas are based on new4K scans of...
Peanuts Worldwide cheated with its 2009 Blu-ray of A Charlie Brown Christmas, porting over abit-starved Dolby Digital 2.0 mix from the special's previous DVD release. Ken Brown's reviewwas appropriately...
- Extra
- Movie90
The UHD disc has no extras. The included Blu-ray contains the same 2008 retrospectivefeaturette about A Charlie Brown Christmas�previously reviewed here....
Holiday A(AUGH!)ngstIn a review several months ago, I questioned Warner Brothers' 4K strategy, particularly itsdecision to release animation UHDs where the source material didn't appear to allow for anymeaningful...
- Total80
I'm still not sure who the audience will be for these 4K Peanuts releases. Early adopters of UHDgenerally look for discs with a sufficient "wow!" factor to showcase the format to best advantage,and while...