Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 23, 1984

Transcript:

Sally sits in the chair and listens to Linus as he reads next to her from a book. He says,"This is from the second chapter of Luke..."<BR><BR> She interrupts saying,"You know what I hate? I hate shopping!"<BR><BR> He continues to read,"And in the region there were shepherds out in the field keeping watch over their flock by night" She says,"I haven't bought anything for my brother for Christmas yet"<BR><BR> He reads,"And an angel of the Lord appeared to them" She continues,"Everything costs so much...."<BR><BR> He reads,"And the glory of the Lord shone around them" She continues,"I don't want to spend a lot...."<BR><BR> He reads,"And they were filled with fear" She says,"Actually, I don't really want to spend any money at all..."<BR><BR> He reads,"And the angel said to them...." She puts her hand to her mouth and continues,"I wonder if I can get him something that's free..."<BR><BR> She looks over at Linus who lying in the chair with the book covering his face. She says,"Is that it? I always thought the Christmas story was longer than that..."<BR><BR>