USATODAY.com - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' leads TV pack After 40 years, the Charlie brown Christmas special still is the annual favorite, not only for Grovers, but evidently for millions of Americans. We could venture a number of guesses as to why that is, but I will weigh in with just one. It is the only major T.V. special with a Christmas theme actually related to the true meaning of Christmas. It is difficult to imagine that in a culture where wars are raging over the replacement of the word "Christmas" with the word "holiday" that a major network feels that it still can get away with airing a special that has such a blatant Christian message. After all, how politically incorrect for Linus to recite the Christmas story from Luke's gospel? Really, Linus, try to do better next time.