I didn't even notice that they made the broadcast shorter; I guess I've seen that movie so many times that I play it correctly in my head anyway. That and I usually watch it on DVD since my fiancé and I love Charlie Brown (after he proposed on Halloween two years ago we watched The Great Pumpkin since that's our tradition) and have most of them on DVD anyway.
Honestly, I'm wondering if they're ever going to play "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" on ABC family. Besides Charlie Brown, that's my favorite Christmas movie (it's got fairies!) but it's not one that runs often. I just skimmed though the schedule on ABC family and no dice; it's not there this year, either. Instead we get Harry Potter, Cars, and The Incredibles. rolleyes How are those even seasonal? It looks like Christmas Eve has "Holiday Classics Marathon" scheduled, so maybe it'll show up in there. I've gotta find it on DVD, I guess; I know we used to have it on a tape taped off the tv from the 80s, but I don't know what happened to it.
Yeah, I'm a sucker for the animated Christmas classics. Which is kinda funny because I'm not Christian, although my family is, so I'm still into Christmasy things.