But Charlie Brown, above all else, is an icon, a hero, an underdog’s underdog. In 1965, executives from Coca-Cola pitched an idea for a Christmas special to CBS. They demanded that Charles M. Schulz’s ...

Dang! What were we thinking? First, to salt the wound, you’ll want to play Mr. Brown’s original “Merry Christmas, Baby,” a song that’s been covered by Elvis, Christina Aguilera ...