Methods to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas without spending a dime

The Christmas season is in full swing and there’s excellent news for followers of the Peanuts vacation specials. Apple has made the vacation basic A Charlie Brown Christmas obtainable for everybody to stream without spending a dime this weekend, whether or not they’re an Apple TV+ subscriber or not.

That provides everybody the chance to look at Linus train his mates what Christmas is all about, whether or not they personal an Apple gadget or not.

A streaming unique… however free to look at

The particular finds Charlie Brown feeling down in regards to the commercialism of Christmas, and turning into the director of the gang’s vacation play as a solution to get into the vacation spirit. Can he overcome his mates’ choice for dancing over appearing, discover the “good” tree, and uncover the true which means of Christmas?

Apple TV+ owns the rights to all Peanuts vacation specials, and A Charlie Brown Christmas is open to all by way of the Apple TV app on December 16 and December 17. There’s no paywall on these dates.

It’s obtainable to Apple TV+ subscribers at any time in December, or your entire 12 months.

Methods to watch the Peanuts Christmas particular without spending a dime

Apple customers play the vacation basic by means of the Apple TV utility, which is offered within the App Retailer for iPhone and iPad. There’s additionally a Mac model in that app retailer. Set up all or any of those as you’ll any software program.

After you have the appliance put in and working, go searching for A Charlie Brown Christmas (direct hyperlink).

However having fun with the basic vacation particular doesn’t require an Apple TV, Mac or different Apple gadget. The service is watchable on all kinds of units, together with Home windows, Roku and Amazon Fireplace.

For anybody with a pc working Home windows, Android or Chrome OS, watching Apple’s video content material is as straightforward as visiting its web site. The identical goes for Android telephones and tablets. You’ll entry the Peanuts particular in a browser. You possibly can soar straight to the A Charlie Brown Christmas web page.

However Apple made certain there’s a model of the Apple TV utility for a big selection of streaming units. That features sensible TVs too.

On a Roku, go to the Channel Retailer and obtain the Apple software program. On an Amazon Fireplace TV, set up can begin with saying, “Alexa, discover the Apple TV app.” You would possibly must create a free account, additionally referred to as an Apple ID, in the event you don’t have one already.

Purchase A Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD

Those that need anytime entry to the Peanuts Christmas particular and don’t need to subscribe to Apple TV+ can purchase the DVD. It’s obtainable for underneath $14.

And prepare for New Yr’s Eve with the Peanuts gang

Whereas the vacation basic is free this weekend, Peanuts followers would possibly need a subscription to Apple TV+. The service provides It’s Christmastime Once more, Charlie Brown, a set of holiday-themed vignettes. Plus there’s I Desire a Canine for Christmas, Charlie Brown.

Trying forward, there’s  Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, a contemporary New Yr’s eve particular created by Apple.

Past vacation specials, Apple TV+ provides The Snoopy Present starring the irrepressible beagle — a collection that has a 100% critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There’s additionally an academic present referred to as Snoopy in Area.

Apple TV+ is $9.99 a month, and consists of all kinds of different kids’s’ applications, too.