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Charlie Brown is always hot this time of year, making his story ripe for both a modern animated update and a Saturday Night Live reinterpretation of a famous Peanuts play. First, the folks at Animation Domination High Def created “A Charlie Brown Christmas Reunion,” imaging Charlie Brown returning to visit the Peanuts gang as an adult.

The video makes the connection that the child Charlie Brown we knew might grow up to be someone like Louis C.K.’s character in Louie, even copying the opening credits sequence from that show. And we have already seen Lincoln as Louie, so why not Charlie Brown?

This weekend, Saturday Night Live did its own interpretation of Peanuts by presenting an ad for a stage production of “You’re a Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown.” The segment imagines a Brooklyn version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

In SNL’s reinterpretation of Peanuts, Al Pacino (Bill Hader) stars as Charlie Brown, with Guest Host Martin Short doing a spot-on Larry David playing Linus. Check it out.

What did you think of these new Charlie Brown versions? Leave your two cents in the comments.

Charlie Brown Returns to the Big Screen

When Is My Favorite Holiday Special or Film on TV?

A Three-Legged Dog & the Wisdom of “Louie”

“Louie” Returns For a New Season

“We’ve Got Another Holiday to Worry About”

‘Fairytale of New York’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral

(Some related Chimesfreedom posts.)

In case you were too busy getting ready for the holidays or trying to avoid a fiscal cliff the last few weeks, here are some of the pop culture stories you might have missed.

— Movies —

The Atlantic featured production storyboards from 15 beloved films.

What if there were an animated series called “Clockwork Orange Babies“? Here’s what the promo posters would look like.

The “Honest Trailer” for The Dark Knight Rises was released. Even though I liked the movie, the “Honest Trailer” is funny and captures a number of plot issues. (Thanks @PopcornJunkies.)

Dan Aykroyd on Ghostbusters 3 in Esquire. (Thanks @ravenval.)

Clerks III will be Kevin Smith’s last movie.

— Music —

The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are Albert King, Donna Summer, Heart, Public Enemy, Randy Newman, and Rush.

E Online wrote about the 5 Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2013 Grammy Nominations.

Eddie Van Halen remembered how he came to work on Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It.’

Q&A: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Revealed Lingering Tensions in Fleetwood Mac.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke will release his new album February 25.

A new book tells the story of the band the Smiths.

Popdose chose its Best Pop And Rock Albums of 2012

Read about the Monkee Magic of Micky Dolenz at Popdose.

Actor James Franco has released a music video.

Watch a video of Moses vs. Santa, Featuring Snoop Dogg.

A couple broke up and then decided to sing about it.

Kinky Friedman on Folk Music, Politics, Mass Murder, and His Bipolar Tour. (from No Depression)

Beck is trying to revive the days of singing ‘round the piano.

The A.V. Club wrote about how Townes Van Zandt’s song “Lungs” veers from platonic epistemology to magical realism. I can’t explain what that means. You’ll have to read the article.

And then there is the strange new John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John holiday song video.

Here is a list of the best (and best-worst) of new Christmas music.

— Television —