Charlie Brown tree

English 2018 December 25 Etymology thumb|A sad-looking Charlie Brown tree A reference to the animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) based on the comic strip Peanuts by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), in which the title character Charlie Brown picks an unattractive Christmas tree to decorate. The selection of the tree represents a protest against the commercialization of Christmas. Pronunciation en /ˈtʃɑːli bɹaʊn ˈtɹiː/ RP en /ˈtʃɑɹli bɹaʊn ˈtɹi/ GA en en-au-Charlie Brown tree.ogg AU en Char lie Brown tree Noun Charlie Brown tree A Christmas tree considered unattractive and undesirable by normal standards, often small and sparse. en Lasley F. Gober The Christmas Lover’s Handbook, or, How to Plan the Merriest Christmas—Ever! White Hall, Va. Betterway Publications 1985 137 978-0-932620-53-8 There is a place in our Christmas for a Charlie Brown tree—as the Children's Tree. en Liz Curtis Higgs Humor and Marriage: Are You Married to a Funny-baked Ham? https://books.google.com/books?id=cYi0hAVYlEgC&pg=PT61 Help! I’m Laughing and I Can’t Get Up: Forty Reasons Why Life is More Fun after the Big 4-0 Nashville, Tenn. Thomas Nelson Publishers 1998 89 978-0-7852-7614-2 As Regina put it, "It was the ugliest, skinniest Charlie Brown tree you ever saw." en Kevin Cuddihy; Phillip Metcalfe O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: All about Christmas Trees Christmas’s Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Kris Kringles, Merry Jingles, and Holiday Cheer Washington, D.C. Potomac Books 2005 44 https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQqbipBb64C&pg=PA44 978-1-57488-968-0 Trees grown in the wild are naturally sparser trees with fewer branches. In the industry these are sometimes referred to as "Charlie Brown trees," after the pathetic, droopy specimen that Charlie Brown selected for the Christmas pageant in his eponymous cartoon classic. en Janell M. Ramos Waiting for Odysseus 2nd Visalia, Calif. Goddess Guild Publishing 2005 136 https://books.google.com/books?id=D7nVaZh5h-AC&pg=PA136 978-0-9765192-2-5 She liked to think of it as a Charlie Brown tree, worthy of pity, not just a plain old ugly tree. en J. D. Eident Cedar-scented Memories (This Story Appeared in the December 2011 Edition of the ‘Good Old Days’ Magazine) Once More a Mindful Gatherin’ (In Verse & Prose) [United States] J. D. Eident December 2011 2012 213 https://books.google.com/books?id=3a_oAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA213 978-1-4675-4499-3 By today's standards these "Charlie Brown" trees of my childhood were haphazardly decorated creations at best; but to my brother, sisters and I, they were some of the most beautiful creations we had ever laid eyes on. Usage notes The term is often used as a term of endearment. Synonyms en Charlie Brown Christmas tree en Charlie Brown's Christmas tree Hypernyms en Christmas tree Translations Christmas tree considered unattractive and undesirable by normal standards Further reading A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas en eponyms en Christmas Trees