Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 25, 1960

Transcript:

"Lucy and Linus are standing backstage, Linus is wearing a suit jacket and bow tie, and he is very worried as he says: “I’m no public speaker…I’m no performer.. Why so they have to have these Christmas programs?” (BR) (BR) Linus is now pacing in circles as Lucy watches. Linus goes on saying: “ This is running my whole Christmas!” (BR) (BR) Linus stops at the edge of the curtain holding his hands up to his chest shaking he tells Lucy: “I can’t do it! I can’t! I can’t remember a thing! I can’t I can’t! “(BR) (BR) Lucy pushes Linus on to the stage yelling at him: “YOU’RE ON!” (BR) (BR) Linus is standing in the middle of the stage with the spot light on him, he is thinking: ‘Good Grief!” (BR) (BR) Linus holds his arms out and starts to recite his lines: “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” (BR) (BR) Linus walks back stage and says to Lucy: “I did it! I did it! I said my piece! I said It! I said it!!” Lucy gives Linus a big Smile. (BR) (BR) Linus sit’s in a chair looking very relaxed while saying: “How about that? Boy, What a relief! I don’t want to have to go through that again a long as I live!” (BR) (BR) Linus stands up and has his arm out and Lucy is walking towards him, hold a piece of paper. Linus goes on saying: ‘ It’s all over, and I did it! What a relief! Boy, oh, boy! I can’t believe it! It’s all over, and I did it!” (BR) (BR) Linus looks at the paper that Lucy is handing him while saying: “What’s this” Lucy replies: “this is the piece you’re going to have to learn for the New Year’s program…” (BR) (BR) Linus puts his arms up in the air and goes running away from Lucy yelling: “AAGH! (BR) (BR" dialogue-text,"Lucy and Linus are standing backstage, Linus is wearing a suit jacket and bow tie, and he is very worried as he says: “I’m no public speaker…I’m no performer.. Why so they have to have these Christmas programs?” (BR) (BR) Linus is now pacing in circles as Lucy watches. Linus goes on saying: “ This is running my whole Christmas!” (BR) (BR) Linus stops at the edge of the curtain holding his hands up to his chest shaking he tells Lucy: “I can’t do it! I can’t! I can’t remember a thing! I can’t I can’t! “(BR) (BR) Lucy pushes Linus on to the stage yelling at him: “YOU’RE ON!” (BR) (BR) Linus is standing in the middle of the stage with the spot light on him, he is thinking: ‘Good Grief!” (BR) (BR) Linus holds his arms out and starts to recite his lines: “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” (BR) (BR) Linus walks back stage and says to Lucy: “I did it! I did it! I said my piece! I said It! I said it!!” Lucy gives Linus a big Smile. (BR) (BR) Linus sit’s in a chair looking very relaxed while saying: “How about that? Boy, What a relief! I don’t want to have to go through that again a long as I live!” (BR) (BR) Linus stands up and has his arm out and Lucy is walking towards him, hold a piece of paper. Linus goes on saying: ‘ It’s all over, and I did it! What a relief! Boy, oh, boy! I can’t believe it! It’s all over, and I did it!” (BR) (BR) Linus looks at the paper that Lucy is handing him while saying: “What’s this” Lucy replies: “this is the piece you’re going to have to learn for the New Year’s program…” (BR) (BR) Linus puts his arms up in the air and goes running away from Lucy yelling: “AAGH! (BR) (BR)"