These Quotes from 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Will Give You All the Feels

When A Charlie Brown Christmas first debuted on CBS in 1965, network executives were sure that the 30-minute holiday program was going to be a flop. (Good grief!) Instead, more than 15 million households tuned in to watch their favorite characters from the Peanuts comic strip come to life on the small screen. Fast-forward nearly sixty years and 44 more television specials later, and A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the most cherished animated Christmas movies of all time. (Don't even get us started on It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!)

Ahead of the holiday season, brush up on your favorite A Charlie Brown Christmas movie quotes. Hilarious one-liners from Sally, pearls of wisdom from Lucy, and iconic sayings from Charlie Brown himself will give you all the festive feels. These iconic Christmas quotes also make for great merry Christmas wishes in your holiday cards, funny Christmas Instagram captions, and can even serve as inspiration for Christmas jokes.

Check out the best quotes from A Charlie Brown Christmas ahead!

"I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel." — Charlie Brown

"Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy's right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest." — Linus

"Christmas is getting all you can get while the getting is good." — Sally

"I know how you feel about all this Christmas business, getting depressed and all that. It happens to me every year. I never get what I really want. I always get a lot of stupid toys or a bicycle or clothes or something like that." — Lucy

"Dear Santa Claus, How have you been? Did you have a nice summer? How is your wife? I have been extra good this year, so I have a long list of presents that I want." — Sally

"Charlie Brown: Thanks for the Christmas card, Violet. Violet: I didn't send you a Christmas card, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown: Don't you know sarcasm when you hear it?"

"I never eat December snowflakes. I always wait until January." — Lucy

"Rats. Nobody sent me a Christmas card today. I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. I know nobody likes me. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?" — Charlie Brown

"Are you afraid of staircases? If you are, then you have climacaphobia. Maybe you have thalassophobia. This is fear of the ocean, or gephyrobia, which is the fear of crossing bridges. Or maybe you have pantophobia. Do you think you have pantophobia?" — Lucy

"This little green one here seems to need a home. ... We'll decorate it and it'll be just right for our play. Besides, I think it needs me." — Charlie Brown

"You DO think I'm beautiful, don't you, Charlie Brown? [pause] You didn't answer me right away. You had to think about it first, didn't you? If you really had thought I was beautiful, you would've spoken right up. I know when I've been insulted. I KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN INSULTED." — Lucy

"I guess you were right, Linus. I shouldn't have picked this little tree. Everything I do turns into a disaster. I guess I really don't know what Christmas is all about." — Charlie Brown

"Look, Charlie, let's face it. We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It's run by a big eastern syndicate, you know." — Lucy

"I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love." — Linus

"Listen, all of you! You've got to take direction! You've got to have discipline! You've got to have respect for your director!" — Lucy

"Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" — Charlie Brown

"'For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.' ... That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown." — Linus