Peanuts ClassicPosted on October 27, 2021 at 12:15 pm by ckay Musicians Neil Giraldo, left, and Pat Benatar participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) On this day in 1966 one of the most popular Peanuts specials aired, “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” There have been many peanuts specials over the years and a new one coming to Apple TV about New Years. (Image: AP Newsroom)