A Charlie Brown Christmas 2026: Free on Apple TV Dec. 12-13

Apple TV Press says A Charlie Brown Christmas will be free to stream on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, in its Sept. 24 release “There’s no place like Apple TV for the holidays.” The table below lists every dated Apple TV holiday item for 2026, and the printable watch list on this page puts them on one sheet.

Apple TV holiday watch list 2026: dates and weekdays

Apple’s summary line says the three Peanuts classics “will stream for free on October 17-18, November 14-15 and December 12-13, respectively.” The weekdays are computed from those dates. Status is as of Nov. 14, 2026.

Date	Title	What it is	Status on Nov. 14
Sat., Oct. 17 to Sun., Oct. 18	It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown	Free window	Past
Fri., Nov. 13	Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy	Premiere (“premiering November 13, 2026”)	Premiered; the release does not make it free
Sat., Nov. 14 to Sun., Nov. 15	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	Free window	Under way
Fri., Dec. 4	Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift	New musical special from The Jim Henson Company (“debuting Friday, December 4”)	Upcoming
Sat., Dec. 12 to Sun., Dec. 13	A Charlie Brown Christmas	Free window (“Stream for free Saturday, December 12 to Sunday, December 13”)	Upcoming

Apple’s release also lists “Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales,” “It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown,” “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown” and “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” without dates. The first Thanksgiving window is covered in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 2026: free on Apple TV.

How to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas free on Apple TV

1. Open the Apple TV app on Saturday, Dec. 12 or Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026.
2. Search for A Charlie Brown Christmas.
3. Press play. 9to5Mac reports that on the free dates the special is “available free for everyone,” and MacRumors reports it is free in the Apple TV app. These are news reports, not Apple’s own words.

Apple’s release does not say what time the free window starts or ends, and it does not state any Apple Account, country or device rules for it. Apple describes Apple TV as in the Apple TV app in “over 170 countries and regions,” which is not tied to the free window.

Can you watch it on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

Christmas Eve 2026 is Thursday, Dec. 24 and Christmas Day is Friday, Dec. 25 (see when is Christmas and when is Christmas Eve). The free window closes 11 days before Christmas Eve. Apple says the programming is “available to subscribers now and every day,” so a subscriber can still play it on Dec. 24 or 25. Apple lists Apple TV at $14.99 per month after a free 7-day trial, for new subscribers only. It also offers 3 months of Apple TV with the purchase of an Apple device, if the offer is redeemed within 90 days.

Is A Charlie Brown Christmas on PBS in 2026?

No PBS airing has been announced for 2026; it was not on pbs.org on Nov. 14, 2026. The only free route in Apple’s release is the Apple TV window of Dec. 12-13. For history, PBS said it aired the special on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. ET. For other Christmas viewing on network and cable channels, see the Christmas movies on TV 2026 schedule by channel and the ABC Christmas schedule for 2026.

Print the watch list and mark Dec. 4 and Dec. 12-13 on the December 2026 printable calendar.