To me, it never really feels like Christmas until I’ve watched ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, the 1965 special that introduced us to the animated world of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts. Well, this year you can experience the classic in a whole new way, thanks to Loud Crow Interactive’s new app, A Charlie Brown Christmas.
The app, which is available for iOS as well as Android (but shines on the iPad) re-imagines the animated special as an interactive storybook. Scenes from the cartoon are rendered as beautiful illustrations complete with narration by Chuck himself, Peter Robbins. Besides reading through the story, you can play the piano, decorate your own pathetic Christmas tree, finger paint, and be assured that a few bucks can at least buy a few minutes worth of holiday nostalgic goodness.
I can see this becoming an app I re-download every year for the holidays, especially when we’ve got some kids around the house. I’d love to see Loud Crow come out with a similar app for How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
It’s currently $6.99 in the app store and worth every penny. If you know of any other cool holiday themed apps that you’ve tried, let us know in the comments!
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Tim Briscoe
