MacworldChristmas season is here, and there are lots of ways to get into the spirit of the season. One way is to watch a Christmas special on TV, and one of the best is A Charlie Brown Christmas. For decades, it aired on broadcast TV, but thats no longer the caseits now an Apple TV+ exclusive.Now, the fact that this institution is on a streaming service may cause you to exclaim, Bah! Humbug! and send Apple a stocking full of coal, but stop, sip some egg nog, and relaxyes, Im talking about you, Uncle Fred. Apple is making A Charlie Brown Christmas available to anyone to watch for free, for a limited time. If you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, however, you can watch it anytime.How to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas for free on Apple TV+On December 14 and 15, anyone with an Apple ID can watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. Anyone who owns an Apple device has an Apple ID, but if you dont, Apple IDs are free and you dont need a credit card to sign up. Once you have signed up, you can watch in several ways:Through the TV app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.On smart TVs with the Apple TV app.On the web at tv.apple.com.On an Apple TV device.Apple has all the classic Peanuts specials for the holiday season that used to air over broadcast TV. There is one more holiday special left for the season, Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, but it doesnt seem likely that it will be made available for free.In case you missed them and your holiday season isnt complete without watching them, you can watch Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Apple TV+but they arent free anymore. You need to have an Apple TV+ subscription.Years ago,Apple acquired the rights to the Peanuts cartoon seriesthat stars Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and other memorable characters. Since then, Apple has aired new Peanuts shows such asThe Snoopy ShowandSnoopy in Space, and new movies, includingPeanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10,Lucys School, andIts the Small Things, Charlie Brown.The Apple TV+ subscription television streaming service is $9.99/9.99 per month. Apple TV+ is also included in theApple One subscription bundles, which include other Apple services, such as Apple Music, Apple News+, and up to 2TB of iCloudstorage. Apple One bundles are priced between $19.95/19.95 and $37.95/37.95 per month. There are ways to get Apple TV+ for free thoughsee:All the ways you can get Apple TV+ for free.For more information about Apple TV+, read ourApple TV+ FAQ. We also have a detailed list ofcurrent Apple TV+ showsandupcoming shows.