This 1965 cartoon Christmas classic is another brilliant team effort. The original stories and characters by Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, of course, are the most valuable element of all. But had producer Lee Mendelson and director Bill Melendez not brought Schulz’s comic strip to life with simple animation and actual children’s voices, A Charlie Brown Christmas might not have charmed. And without the jazzy musical score by Vince Guaraldi, it might not have become iconic, unforgettable, and so wonderfully comforting and addictive.