CONWAY, Ark. (Arkansas PBS) — Peanuts fans will have even more ways to watch Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang on their holiday adventures as Apple and PBS team up for special, ad free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” To complement their release on Apple TV+ this holiday season, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will also air on Arkansas PBS and Arkansas PBS KIDS Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6:30 p.m. and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will air on Arkansas PBS and Arkansas PBS KIDS Sunday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m.
More information on ways to watch Arkansas PBS and Arkansas PBS KIDS throughout the state is available at myarkansaspbs.org/waystowatch.
The classic holiday Peanuts specials will also stream ad free and in HD on Apple TV+. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will start streaming on Apple TV+ Nov. 18, and the special will be available for free Nov. 25-27. The Peanuts gang will also deck the halls with the premiere of “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” streaming on Apple TV+ on Dec. 4. The holiday special will be available to enjoy for free Dec. 11-13.
Other holiday specials on Arkansas PBS will include:
· “An Arthur Thanksgiving,” Sunday, Nov. 22, at 5:30 p.m.
· A full day of PBS KIDS specials Wednesday, Nov. 25, beginning at 6 a.m.
· “A Garden Home Christmas,” Saturday, Nov. 28, at 10:30 a.m.
· “Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry” Monday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m.
· “Christmas With Daniel O’Donnell” Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
· “Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas” Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.
· “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas, with Vanessa Williams” Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m.
· “Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas” Friday, Dec. 18, at 9 p.m.
· “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 8:30 p.m.
· Two days of PBS KIDS specials Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, beginning at 6 a.m. each day.
· Christmas Eve programming beginning Thursday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. with “The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: A New Song of Joy and Hope.”
· Christmas evening programming beginning Friday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m. with “Call the Midwife Holiday Special.”
The complete schedule is available at myarkansaspbs.org/schedule.
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Arkansas PBS is Arkansas’s only statewide public media network, which enhances lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. Arkansas PBS delivers daily, essential, local, award-winning productions and classic, trusted PBS programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with viewers through multiple digital platforms, including livestreaming at myarkansaspbs.org/watch, on-demand services and YouTube TV, and the distinct channels Arkansas PBS, Arkansas PBS Create, Arkansas PBS KIDS, Arkansas PBS WORLD and Arkansas PBS AIRS on SAP. Members with Arkansas PBS Passport have extended on-demand access to a rich library of public television programming. Arkansas PBS depends on the generosity of Arkansans and the State of Arkansas to continue offering quality programming. Additional information is available at myarkansaspbs.org. Arkansas PBS is broadcast on KETS (Little Rock), KEMV (Mountain View), KETG (Arkadelphia), KAFT (Fayetteville), KTEJ (Jonesboro) and KETZ (El Dorado).
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