I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Page #4

Beethoven would have liked this dog.

Well, Spike, I'm sorry we couldn't

find a home for you here...

...but maybe you're better off

in the desert anyway.

Goodbye, Spike.

I'll really, really miss you.

Don't forget to write.

RERUN:

I sure hope he gets a ride this time.

CHARLIE:

I hope so too.

Little brother, I realize

how upset you must be losing Spike.

So to make you forget about him...

...I've signed you up

to be in our Christmas play.

Here's the script. Just memorize it.

- I can't memorize.

- Don't worry, you only have one line.

I'll help you.

We are here to tell you

of a wondrous light.

A wondrous light that was a star.

I wonder if there's any way

I can get out of here.

The wise men saw the star

And followed it from afar

[WHISPERS]

Psst, Lucy.

They found the stable in the night

Beneath the star so big and bright

- What's the matter?

- I can't remember my line.

The wise men left the presents there

Gifts so precious and so rare

What do you mean,

you can't remember it?

I can't remember.

Look up, look up

The star still stands

Seen by millions in the lands

You'd better remember it right now,

you blockhead...

...or when I get home, I'll slug you.

The star that shone at Bethlehem

Still shines for us today

- Merry Christmas.

- Thank you.

I hope Spike made it back home.

I hope he got home in time

to celebrate Christmas.

I drew a picture of your dog.

Would you like to buy it?

Are you a starving artist?

If you were a starving artist, I'd buy it.

All I had for breakfast was a waffle.

Well, can you at least ask Snoopy

to come out and pull me on my sled?

- Is he coming out?

- I don't know. He can't stop laughing.

Please ask him again.

I just want him to pull me a little ways.

He wants to know

if you have a silver harness...

...with golden bells and fancy tassels.

Hey, I'm lucky that I even have a sled.

ReRun really misses Spike.

Maybe you could help him with the sled?

[LAUGHING]

RERUN:

Maybe a dog is too much trouble.

Sometimes I lie awake at night...

...and I ask, "When will it all end?"

Then a voice comes to me that says,

"Right after the credits."

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